A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Puerto Madero in Mexico on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 51.9 km (32 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -92.9059 West, latitude 14.2661 North, depth = 51.9 km. Global time and date of event 28/05/17 / 2017-05-28 17:27:55 / May 28, 2017 @ 5:27 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 11:27:55 / 11:27 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10008vwv. Event ids that are associated: us10008vwv.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Puerto Madero (c. 9 700 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Ocós (c. 9 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Vida Mejor I (c. 6 500 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Mazatán (c. 5 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vida Mejor I, Mazatán, Ocós (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 72 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico.
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