A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Tinajas 1ra. Sección in Mexico. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nxgm. Id of event: us6000nxgm. The temblor was picked up at 05:58:11 / 5:58 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/10/24 / 2024-10-09 05:58:11 / October 9, 2024 @ 5:58 am. Exact location, longitude -92.3483° West, latitude 14.6554° North, depth = 58.024 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 58.024 km (36 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 29 km (18 miles) from Tapachula (c. 198 000 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Quetzaltenango (c. 132 200 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Coatepeque (c. 45 700 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Mazatenango (c. 44 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from San Pedro Sacatepéquez (c. 40 000 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Retalhuleu (c. 36 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Carlos Sija, Almolonga, Huitán. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 7 km SSW of Tinajas 1ra. Sección, Mexico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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