A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 94 km SW of Tres Picos, Mexico (58 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -94.0747 West, latitude 15.195 North, depth = 43.36 km. The temblor was reported at 20:57:07 / 8:57 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/09/17 / 2017-09-09 02:57:07 / September 9, 2017 @ 2:57 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000ay9b. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000ay9b. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 43.36 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and fourty-one, in the last 10 days two hundred and fourty-three, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 94 km SW of Tres Picos, Mexico.
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