A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Puerto Madero in Mexico on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, -92.9677° West, 14.2491° North, depth 35 km. Id of earthquake: us7000qdx8. Event ids that are associated: us7000qdx8. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/07/25 / 2025-07-20 02:14:58 / July 20, 2025 @ 2:14 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 02:14:58 / 2:14 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 86 km (54 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Puerto Madero (c. 9 700 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Ocós (c. 9 500 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Mazatán (c. 5 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ocós, Mazatán, Brisas Barra de Suchiate (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 78 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico.
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