A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Puerto Madero in Mexico. Unique identifier: us2000cksw. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000cksw. The temblor was reported at 08:58:44 / 8:58 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49.08 km (30 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/01/18 / 2018-01-18 14:58:44 / January 18, 2018 @ 2:58 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -93.1 West, latitude 14.5202 North, depth = 49.08 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 100 km (62 miles) from Tapachula (c. 198 000 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Huixtla (c. 29 300 pop), 104 km (64 miles) from Mapastepec (c. 16 100 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop), 105 km (65 miles) from Ciudad Tecún Umán (c. 11 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Puerto Madero (c. 9 700 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Escuintla (c. 9 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ciudad Tecún Umán, Mapastepec, Acacoyahua (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 one hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 76 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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