A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 133 km NE of Anton Lizardo, Mexico (83 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -95.1234 West, latitude 19.943 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 06:23:33 / 6:23 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006u70. Id of event: us20006u70. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/08/16 / 2016-08-26 12:23:33 / August 26, 2016 @ 12:23 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 133 km NE of Anton Lizardo, Mexico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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