A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 278 km WSW of Tomatlan, Mexico (173 miles). 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 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/10/17 / 2017-10-08 09:12:00 / October 8, 2017 @ 9:12 am. Exact location of earthquake, -107.6352° West, 18.8379° North, depth 10 km. Unique identifier: us2000b2rr. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000b2rr. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:12:00 / 2:12 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 278 km WSW of Tomatlan, Mexico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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