A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from La Esperanza (El Zapotal) in Mexico. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:46:50 / 8:46 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 55.671 km (35 miles). Exact location, longitude -93.141° West, latitude 15.0537° North, depth = 55.671 km. Id of earthquake: us7000ns4x. Event ids that are associated: us7000ns4x. Global time and date of event 16/11/24 / 2024-11-16 08:46:50 / November 16, 2024 @ 8:46 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Puerto Madero, Huehuetán, Mazatán. Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Event epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Huixtla (c. 29 300 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Mapastepec (c. 16 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Pijijiapan (c. 15 100 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Puerto Madero (c. 9 700 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Escuintla (c. 9 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Villa Comaltitlán (c. 7 900 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 43 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico.
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