A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Texistepec in Mexico. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ay3c. Id of event: us1000ay3c. Exact location of event, longitude -94.7241 West, latitude 17.8435 North, depth = 132.61 km. The temblor was detected at 12:31:53 / 12:31 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 132.61 km (82 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/10/17 / 2017-10-28 18:31:53 / October 28, 2017 @ 6:31 pm.
The epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Coatzacoalcos (c. 230 700 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Minatitlan (c. 150 900 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from San Andres Tuxtla (c. 55 700 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Acayucan (c. 47 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Las Choapas (c. 40 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Agua Dulce (c. 36 100 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Villa Nanchital (c. 26 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santiago Tuxtla, San Andres Tuxtla, Villa la Venta (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 7 km SE of Texistepec, Mexico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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