A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Hidalgotitlan in Mexico. 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: 30/08/16 / 2016-08-30 16:17:21 / August 30, 2016 @ 4:17 pm. Id of earthquake: us20006vds. Event ids that are associated: us20006vds. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 143.51 km (89 miles). The temblor was detected at 11:17:21 / 11:17 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -94.3951° West, 17.4682° North, depth 143.51 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Colonia Rincón Viejo, Matías Romero, Tatahuicapan. The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Coatzacoalcos (c. 230 700 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Minatitlan (c. 150 900 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Acayucan (c. 47 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Las Choapas (c. 40 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Agua Dulce (c. 36 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Villa Nanchital (c. 26 000 pop).
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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 43 km SE of Hidalgotitlan, Mexico.
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