A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Paredon in Mexico on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude -94.338 West, latitude 15.4947 North, depth = 53.82 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:05:11 / 9:05 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 53.82 km (33 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ay9f. Id of event: us2000ay9f. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/09/17 / 2017-09-09 03:05:11 / September 9, 2017 @ 3:05 am UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 km (50 miles) from Paredón (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Paredón (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and fifty-nine, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixty-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 78 km SW of Paredon, Mexico.
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