A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Paredon in Mexico on Monday. The temblor was picked up at 01:23:45 / 1:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 66.49 km, -94.1793° West, 15.5215° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 66.49 km (41 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/09/17 / 2017-09-25 07:23:45 / September 25, 2017 @ 7:23 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us2000au5l. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000au5l.
Nearby country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 78 km (48 miles) from Tonalá (c. 32 900 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Arriaga (c. 22 800 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Chahuite (c. 9 800 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from El Espinal (c. 7 600 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from San Pedro Tapanatepec (c. 7 200 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Paredón (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was El Espinal, San Pedro Tapanatepec, Chahuite.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days fourty, in the past 30 days two hundred and five and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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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. 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: 65 km SSW of Paredon, Mexico.
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