A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 181 km WSW of Tomatlan, Mexico (112 miles) on Sunday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:09:57 / 7:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -106.7359 West, latitude 19.0963 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/10/17 / 2017-10-08 14:09:57 / October 8, 2017 @ 2:09 pm. Event id: us2000b2sx. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000b2sx.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 181 km WSW of Tomatlan, Mexico.
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