A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Corralero in Mexico on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, -98.3805° West, 16.0418° North, depth 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nq49. Unique identifier: us7000nq49. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:07:23 / 2:07 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 17/10/24 / 2024-10-17 02:07:23 / October 17, 2024 @ 2:07 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Copala, Marquelia, Ometepec (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 48 km (30 miles) from Santiago Pinotepa Nacional (c. 25 700 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Ometepec (c. 17 800 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Santiago Jamiltepec (c. 9 900 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Cuajinicuilapa de Santa Maria (c. 9 400 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Copala (c. 6 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Marquelia (c. 6 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 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: 29 km SW of Corralero, Mexico.
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