A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Tonala in Mexico. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/01/18 / 2018-01-06 08:22:01 / January 6, 2018 @ 8:22 am. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:22:01 / 2:22 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 111.46 km (69 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000c1e8. Unique identifier: us1000c1e8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -93.6829° West, latitude 16.0467° North, depth = 111.46 km.
Epicenter of the event was 71 km (44 miles) from Cintalapa de Figueroa (c. 33 500 pop), 9 km (6 miles) from Tonalá (c. 32 900 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Ocozocoautla de Espinosa (c. 31 600 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Arriaga (c. 22 800 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Pijijiapan (c. 15 100 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Suchiapa (c. 13 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Suchiapa, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Santo Domingo Zanatepec (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 8 km ESE of Tonala, Mexico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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