A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from San Mateo del Mar in Mexico on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 41.61 km, -95.0397° West, 15.9108° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000649n. Id of event: us6000649n. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/10/19 / 2019-10-29 07:13:03 / October 29, 2019 @ 7:13 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41.61 km (26 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:13:03 / 1:13 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Jalapa, San Francisco Ixhuatan, San Jerónimo Ixtepec (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 35 km (22 miles) from Salina Cruz (c. 73 600 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Juchitán de Zaragoza (c. 67 600 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (c. 37 400 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from San Jerónimo Ixtepec (c. 23 200 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Unión Hidalgo (c. 12 700 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Las Amilpas (c. 8 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 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 three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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: 32 km S of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico.
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