A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Puerto Madero in Mexico on Wednesday. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:43:21 / 6:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/09/24 / 2024-09-25 06:43:21 / September 25, 2024 @ 6:43 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -93.1275° West, 14.4106° North, depth 10 km. Id of earthquake: us7000ng3m. Event ids that are associated: us7000ng3m.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). The epicenter was 108 km (67 miles) from Tapachula (c. 198 000 pop), 108 km (67 miles) from Huixtla (c. 29 300 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Puerto Madero (c. 9 700 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Ocós (c. 9 500 pop), 107 km (67 miles) from Villa Comaltitlán (c. 7 900 pop), 105 km (65 miles) from Huehuetán (c. 7 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tapachula, Huixtla, Acapeteahua.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 83 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico.
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