A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Naica in Mexico. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000g1j3. Id of event: us2000g1j3. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/07/18 / 2018-07-10 20:07:48 / July 10, 2018 @ 8:07 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -105.59° West, 27.7467° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was detected at 13:07:48 / 1:07 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hidalgo del Parral, Ampliación Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas, Jiménez. The epicenter was 51 km (31 miles) from Ciudad Delicias (c. 103 000 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Hidalgo del Parral (c. 101 800 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Ciudad Camargo (c. 37 700 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Jiménez (c. 31 100 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Pedro Meoqui (c. 21 200 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Saucillo (c. 10 600 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 15 km SW of Naica, Mexico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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