A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from El Ticui in Mexico on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude -100.5068 West, latitude 17.5004 North, depth = 40.218 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 40.218 km (25 miles). The temblor was reported at 01:42:21 / 1:42 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000mtq2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mtq2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/06/24 / 2024-06-21 01:42:21 / June 21, 2024 @ 1:42 am.
Close country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 34 km (21 miles) from Atoyac de Álvarez (c. 21 400 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Petatlán (c. 21 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Tecpan de Galeana (c. 14 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Coyuca de Benítez (c. 12 500 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Chichihualco (c. 10 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Tlapehuala (c. 8 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Apaxtla de Castrejón, Chichihualco, San Jeronimito (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 two 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 32 km NNW of El Ticui, Mexico.
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