A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Puerto Madero in Mexico. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.584 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000npz2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000npz2. Exact location of earthquake, -92.9674° West, 14.4514° North, depth 19.584 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/08/24 / 2024-08-23 18:21:33 / August 23, 2024 @ 6:21 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:21:33 / 6:21 pm (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Villa Comaltitlán, Huixtla, Ciudad Tecún Umán. Close country/countries, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Tapachula (c. 198 000 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Huixtla (c. 29 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Ciudad Tecún Umán (c. 11 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Puerto Madero (c. 9 700 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Ocós (c. 9 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 65 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico.
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