A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 113 km SSW of Paredon, Mexico (70 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 27.65 km (17 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:32:26 / 3:32 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/09/17 / 2017-09-16 21:32:26 / September 16, 2017 @ 9:32 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000apay. Id of event: us2000apay. Exact location of event, depth 27.65 km, -94.4078° West, 15.1552° North.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 113 km SSW of Paredon, Mexico.
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