A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Coalcoman de Matamoros in Mexico. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 66.92 km (42 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 02:41:15 / 2:41 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10007vk3. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007vk3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -102.9725° West, latitude 18.6325° North, depth = 66.92 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/01/17 / 2017-01-10 08:41:15 / January 10, 2017 @ 8:41 am.
Event epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Apatzingán (c. 98 400 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Tepalcatepec (c. 15 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from La Mira Tumbiscatio (c. 14 500 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares (c. 10 800 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Arteaga (c. 9 600 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Aguililla (c. 9 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Antúnez, Antúnez (Morelos), Apatzingán (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 25 km SE of Coalcoman de Matamoros, Mexico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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