A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Puerto Escondido in Mexico on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -97.352° West, latitude 15.2551° North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000ecng. Unique identifier: us1000ecng. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/05/18 / 2018-05-26 11:13:39 / May 26, 2018 @ 11:13 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 05:13:39 / 5:13 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Puerto Escondido (c. 19 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Brisas de Zicatela (c. 9 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Puerto Escondido, Brisas de Zicatela (min 5000 pop).
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every 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.
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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. 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: 72 km SSW of Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
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