A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Las Choapas in Mexico. Exact location of event, depth 158.84 km, -94.0361° West, 17.4841° North. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:08:14 / 2:08 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/06/16 / 2016-06-06 19:08:14 / June 6, 2016 @ 7:08 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 158.84 km (99 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us200062db. Ids that are associated to the event: us200062db.
Epicenter of the event was 84 km (52 miles) from Coatzacoalcos (c. 230 700 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Minatitlan (c. 150 900 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Cárdenas (c. 85 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Las Choapas (c. 40 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Agua Dulce (c. 36 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Huimanguillo (c. 26 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fraccionamiento Ciudad Olmeca, Chinameca, Cárdenas (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. 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: 49 km S of Las Choapas, Mexico.
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