A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Puerto Madero in Mexico on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/02/21 / 2021-02-23 14:32:30 / February 23, 2021 @ 2:32 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000ddy2. Unique identifier: us7000ddy2. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -93.034 West, latitude 14.452 North, depth = 35 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:32:30 / 2:32 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 88 km (54 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Puerto Madero (c. 9 700 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Ocós (c. 9 500 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Vida Mejor I (c. 6 500 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Mazatán (c. 5 900 pop). Nearby country/countries, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vida Mejor I, Ocós, Brisas Barra de Suchiate (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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