A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Paredon in Mexico. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:18:25 / 3:18 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000alcs. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000alcs. Exact location of earthquake, -94.0809° West, 15.3198° North, depth 51.96 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/09/17 / 2017-09-13 09:18:25 / September 13, 2017 @ 9:18 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 51.96 km (32 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Paredón. Event epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Paredón (c. 6 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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: 82 km SSW of Paredon, Mexico.
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