A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Juan Rodriguez Clara in Mexico on Friday. Unique identifier: us60004zd0. Ids that are associated to the event: us60004zd0. The epicenter was at a depth of 58.99 km (37 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/08/19 / 2019-08-02 08:35:00 / August 2, 2019 @ 8:35 am. The temblor was detected at 02:35:00 / 2:35 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -95.3458° West, latitude 18.0107° North, depth = 58.99 km.
Close country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 96 km (60 miles) from Coatzacoalcos (c. 230 700 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Minatitlan (c. 150 900 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Tuxtepec (c. 92 100 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from San Andres Tuxtla (c. 55 700 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Acayucan (c. 47 000 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Cosamaloapan de Carpio (c. 28 800 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Villa Nanchital (c. 26 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Villa Nanchital, Coatzacoalcos, Heroica Alvarado (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 7 km ENE of Juan Rodriguez Clara, Mexico.
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