A earthquake magnitude 6.2 (ml/mb) strikes 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares in Mexico on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 86.235 km (54 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/01/25 / 2025-01-12 08:32:55 / January 12, 2025 @ 8:32 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 08:32:55 / 8:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -103.1004 West, latitude 18.7264 North, depth = 86.235 km. Id of earthquake: us6000pjig. Event ids that are associated: us6000pjig.
Country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, San Sebastián del Sur, La Orilla (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Colima (c. 127 200 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez (c. 117 600 pop), 115 km (72 miles) from Ciudad Guzmán (c. 101 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Apatzingán (c. 98 400 pop), 125 km (78 miles) from Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (c. 84 000 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Tecoman (c. 79 600 pop), 122 km (76 miles) from Guacamayas (c. 39 400 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Tuxpan (c. 32 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas.
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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 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: 8 km SE of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico.
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