A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 88 km SW of Tres Picos, Mexico (55 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000bgif. Unique identifier: us2000bgif. Exact location of event, longitude -94.0135 West, latitude 15.2132 North, depth = 22.01 km. Global time and date of event 13/10/17 / 2017-10-13 06:38:21 / October 13, 2017 @ 6:38 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.01 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:38:21 / 12:38 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-one, in the last 10 days thirty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and nineteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 88 km SW of Tres Picos, Mexico.
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