A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 78 kilometers (48 miles) from San Francisco del Mar in Mexico on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us2000aj41. Event ids that are associated: us2000aj41. Exact location of earthquake, -94.5751° West, 15.5308° North, depth 63.49 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/09/17 / 2017-09-10 00:58:23 / September 10, 2017 @ 12:58 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 63.49 km (39 miles). The temblor was detected at 18:58:23 / 6:58 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). The epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Las Amilpas (c. 8 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from San Francisco Ixhuatan (c. 5 700 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from San Mateo del Mar (c. 5 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Las Amilpas, San Francisco Ixhuatan, San Mateo del Mar (min 5000 pop).
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 six, in the last 10 days three hundred and four, in the past 30 days three hundred and four and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 78 km S of San Francisco del Mar, Mexico.
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