A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was reported 247 km SW of Tomatlan, Mexico (153 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 15:27:06 / 3:27 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/05/16 / 2016-05-05 22:27:06 / May 5, 2016 @ 10:27 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005e62. Id of event: us10005e62. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -107.1585 West, latitude 18.6274 North, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 247 km SW of Tomatlan, Mexico.
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