Light earthquake, 4 mag strikes near Helio García Alfaro in Mexico

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A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Helio García Alfaro in Mexico. The epicenter was at a depth of 61.01 km (38 miles). Unique identifier: us6000rec4. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rec4. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/09/25 / 2025-09-06 07:12:46 / September 6, 2025 @ 7:12 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 61.01 km, -94.2066° West, 17.4264° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:12:46 / 7:12 am (local time epicenter).

The epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Coatzacoalcos (c. 230 700 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Minatitlan (c. 150 900 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Las Choapas (c. 40 300 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Agua Dulce (c. 36 100 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Villa Nanchital (c. 26 000 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Allende (c. 21 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fraccionamiento Ciudad Olmeca, Lomas de Barrillas, Allende (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 20 km NNE of Helio García Alfaro, Mexico.

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