A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 96 kilometers (60 miles) from Paredon in Mexico on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/04/20 / 2020-04-15 09:44:43 / April 15, 2020 @ 9:44 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us70008wn7. Unique identifier: us70008wn7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -94.1715° West, latitude 15.2113° North, depth = 35 km. The temblor was reported at 03:44:43 / 3:44 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Paredón (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 99 km (61 miles) from Paredón (c. 6 100 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 96 km SSW of Paredon, Mexico.
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