A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 100 km SSW of Paredon, Mexico (62 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 16:41:40 / 4:41 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.92 km (15 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000awzk. Event ids that are associated: us1000awzk. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -94.2643 West, latitude 15.2091 North, depth = 24.92 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/10/17 / 2017-10-25 22:41:40 / October 25, 2017 @ 10:41 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days sixty and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 100 km SSW of Paredon, Mexico.
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