A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Loreto in Mexico on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 16/04/24 / 2024-04-16 23:50:16 / April 16, 2024 @ 11:50 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mcjt. Id of event: us7000mcjt. Exact location of event, longitude -110.4926 West, latitude 25.7947 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 23:50:16 / 11:50 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Loreto (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 89 km (55 miles) from Loreto (c. 11 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been nineteen, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 89 km ESE of Loreto, Mexico.
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