A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Cabeza de Toro in Mexico on Saturday. Exact location, longitude -94.1865° West, latitude 15.457° North, depth = 42.784 km. Global time and date of event 08/06/24 / 2024-06-08 09:35:52 / June 8, 2024 @ 9:35 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 09:35:52 / 9:35 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mr57. Unique identifier: us7000mr57. The epicenter was at a depth of 42.784 km (27 miles).
Event epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Tonalá (c. 32 900 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Paredón (c. 6 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tonalá, Paredón.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 68 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico.
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