A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Puerto Madero in Mexico on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/10/19 / 2019-10-27 18:39:22 / October 27, 2019 @ 6:39 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us600063p6. Event ids that are associated: us600063p6. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:39:22 / 12:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -93.0775° West, 14.2219° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mazatán, Puerto Madero (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 98 km (61 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Puerto Madero (c. 9 700 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Mazatán (c. 5 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 89 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico.
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