A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Tres Picos in Mexico on Sunday. Exact location of event, longitude -93.6926 West, latitude 15.7129 North, depth = 88.56 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/12/15 / 2015-12-20 16:31:52 / December 20, 2015 @ 4:31 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 10:31:52 / 10:31 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 88.56 km (55 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us100048h8. Unique identifier: us100048h8.
Earthquake epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Tonalá (c. 32 900 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Arriaga (c. 22 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Mapastepec (c. 16 100 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Pijijiapan (c. 15 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Chahuite (c. 9 800 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Villa Corzo (c. 9 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Pedro Tapanatepec, Mapastepec, El Espinal. Country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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: 24 km SW of Tres Picos, Mexico.
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