A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Puerto Madero in Mexico. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:25:28 / 9:25 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.704 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000ph5l. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ph5l. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/12/24 / 2024-12-13 09:25:28 / December 13, 2024 @ 9:25 am. Exact location of event, depth 33.704 km, -93.005° West, 14.3731° North.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 86 km (53 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Puerto Madero (c. 9 700 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Ocós (c. 9 500 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Mazatán (c. 5 900 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ocós, Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mazatán (min 5000 pop).
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 four, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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