A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 239 km ENE of Socorro Island, Mexico (149 miles). Global time and date of event 18/09/17 / 2017-09-18 15:14:33 / September 18, 2017 @ 3:14 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -108.8405° West, 19.5187° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000awlm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000awlm. The temblor was reported at 08:14:33 / 8:14 am (local time epicenter).
Each 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 239 km ENE of Socorro Island, Mexico.
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