A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 236 km ENE of Socorro Island, Mexico (147 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -108.981° West, 19.7438° North, depth 10 km. Global time and date of event 25/12/17 / 2017-12-25 21:37:47 / December 25, 2017 @ 9:37 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us1000bw5r. Event ids that are associated: us1000bw5r. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:37:47 / 2:37 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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 one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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