A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Coyuquilla Norte in Mexico. Exact location of event, depth 42.553 km, -100.9372° West, 17.483° North. Global time and date of event 24/07/24 / 2024-07-24 12:46:53 / July 24, 2024 @ 12:46 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us6000nf8n. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nf8n. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:46:53 / 12:46 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.553 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo (c. 61 300 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Atoyac de Álvarez (c. 21 400 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Petatlán (c. 21 000 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Tecpan de Galeana (c. 14 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from San José Ixtapa (Barrio Viejo) (c. 8 700 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Tlapehuala (c. 8 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tlapehuala, Ajuchitlán del Progreso, Ixtapa. Nearby country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 17 km NE of Coyuquilla Norte, Mexico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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