A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Tres Picos in Mexico on Tuesday. Event id: us2000aky8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000aky8. The temblor was detected at 12:29:33 / 12:29 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 12/09/17 / 2017-09-12 18:29:33 / September 12, 2017 @ 6:29 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -94.0643° West, latitude 15.2212° North, depth = 44.65 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.65 km (28 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Paredón (c. 6 100 pop). Close country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Paredón (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and nineteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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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: 91 km SW of Tres Picos, Mexico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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