A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Pijijiapan in Mexico. The temblor was reported at 13:42:44 / 1:42 pm (local time epicenter). 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 105.89 km (66 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -93.3022° West, latitude 15.8771° North, depth = 105.89 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004f29. Id of event: us70004f29. Global time and date of event 08/07/19 / 2019-07-08 19:42:44 / July 8, 2019 @ 7:42 pm UTC/GMT.
Event epicenter was 54 km (33 miles) from Tonalá (c. 32 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Arriaga (c. 22 800 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Mapastepec (c. 16 100 pop), 23 km (15 miles) from Pijijiapan (c. 15 100 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Venustiano Carranza (c. 15 100 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Suchiapa (c. 13 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Copoya, Venustiano Carranza, Acapeteahua (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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. 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 seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 20 km NNW of Pijijiapan, Mexico.
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