A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 124 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico (77 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:31:15 / 7:31 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/06/20 / 2020-06-30 19:31:15 / June 30, 2020 @ 7:31 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -93.711 West, latitude 14.4551 North, depth = 14.87 km. Id of earthquake: us7000aj95. Event ids that are associated: us7000aj95. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.87 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 124 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico.
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