A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from La Placita de Morelos in Mexico on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/01/25 / 2025-01-12 10:46:29 / January 12, 2025 @ 10:46 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000pjjf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pjjf. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -103.5284 West, latitude 18.3105 North, depth = 35 km. The temblor was reported at 10:46:29 / 10:46 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Tecoman (c. 79 600 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Armeria (c. 17 000 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares (c. 10 800 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Aguililla (c. 9 400 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Coahuayana Viejo (c. 6 800 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguililla, Armeria, Tecoman (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 25 km SSE of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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