A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Tres Picos in Mexico. The temblor was reported at 01:58:50 / 1:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -93.8135° West, latitude 15.201° North, depth = 45.46 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/09/17 / 2017-09-19 07:58:50 / September 19, 2017 @ 7:58 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000awn2. Unique identifier: us2000awn2. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 45.46 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mapastepec, Tonalá, Paredón. Event epicenter was 99 km (61 miles) from Tonalá (c. 32 900 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Mapastepec (c. 16 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Pijijiapan (c. 15 100 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Paredón (c. 6 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-two, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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. 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: 79 km SSW of Tres Picos, Mexico.
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