A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 2 kilometers (1 miles) from San Mateo del Mar in Mexico on Monday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:36:47 / 4:36 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000i6yq. Id of event: us2000i6yq. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.61 km (26 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -95.0222° West, 16.1953° North, depth 42.61 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/11/18 / 2018-11-05 10:36:47 / November 5, 2018 @ 10:36 am.
Nearby 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 San Pedro Tapanatepec, Chahuite, Santo Domingo Zanatepec. Epicenter of the event was 19 km (12 miles) from Salina Cruz (c. 73 600 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Juchitán de Zaragoza (c. 67 600 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (c. 37 400 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from San Jerónimo Ixtepec (c. 23 200 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Matías Romero (c. 21 100 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Unión Hidalgo (c. 12 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 2 km WSW of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico.
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