A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Las Grullas Margen Derecha in Mexico on Sunday. Event id: us6000r1pq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r1pq. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -110.3073 West, latitude 25.9669 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/08/25 / 2025-08-17 07:55:59 / August 17, 2025 @ 7:55 am. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:55:59 / 7:55 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Higuera de Zaragoza (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 100 km (62 miles) from Higuera de Zaragoza (c. 9 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, 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 one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 97 km W of Las Grullas Margen Derecha, Mexico.
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