A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Santiago Tepextla in Mexico. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 17:20:08 / 5:20 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/12/24 / 2024-12-28 17:20:08 / December 28, 2024 @ 5:20 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -98.9218 West, latitude 15.8288 North, depth = 10 km. Event id: us6000pi2n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pi2n.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cuajinicuilapa de Santa Maria, Copala, Marquelia (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Cuajinicuilapa de Santa Maria (c. 9 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Copala (c. 6 900 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Marquelia (c. 6 900 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 76 km SW of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico.
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