A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Jesus Carranza in Mexico on Sunday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/05/20 / 2020-05-24 10:32:31 / May 24, 2020 @ 10:32 am. Id of earthquake: us70009pes. Event ids that are associated: us70009pes. The epicenter was at a depth of 108.63 km (67 miles). Exact location of event, depth 108.63 km, -94.9518° West, 17.5008° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:32:31 / 4:32 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Coatzacoalcos (c. 230 700 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Minatitlan (c. 150 900 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Acayucan (c. 47 000 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Villa Nanchital (c. 26 000 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Matías Romero (c. 21 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Cosoleacaque (c. 20 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pajapan, Coatzacoalcos, Cuichapa (min 5000 pop).
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 twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 11 km NE of Jesus Carranza, Mexico.
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