A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Paredon in Mexico on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 02:53:21 / 2:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -94.1801 West, latitude 15.2736 North, depth = 44.66 km. Id of earthquake: us2000c3al. Event ids that are associated: us2000c3al. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/12/17 / 2017-12-12 08:53:21 / December 12, 2017 @ 8:53 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 44.66 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 101 km (63 miles) from Tonalá (c. 32 900 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Paredón (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tonalá, Paredón.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 90 km SSW of Paredon, Mexico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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