A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Tres Picos in Mexico on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 10:43:18 / 10:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 75.27 km, -93.7803° West, 15.5237° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/07/16 / 2016-07-31 16:43:18 / July 31, 2016 @ 4:43 pm. Event id: us10006bq2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006bq2. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 75.27 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 63 km (39 miles) from Tonalá (c. 32 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Arriaga (c. 22 800 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Pijijiapan (c. 15 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Villa Corzo (c. 9 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Paredón (c. 6 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Villa Corzo, Arriaga, Pijijiapan (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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