After a truce that the telluric movements gave to Sinaloa during the month of September that reported only three events, mainly in the north of the state, this Thursday, October 3, began with shaking waves in Mazatlán.
The National Seismological Service reported around 3:10 hours (Sinaloa time), a 4.4 magnitude tremor 169 kilometers southwest of Mazatlán where the waves literally moved.
The event had a depth of 7.4 kilometers, very close to the surface and occurred in the sea; so far the SSN authorities do not report a tsunami alert; Protection does not indicate damage either.
However, we must be prepared for some aftershocks since this movement is classified in the medium-high range and could have some “echoes” throughout the day. Be prepared!
During the month of October, seismic activity in Sinaloa had a considerable decrease compared to previous months, only three movements occurred, two in Guasave of 4 degrees and one in Los Mochis, belonging to the municipality of Ahome with a magnitude of 3.9.
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So far in 2024, there have been a total of 78 earthquakes, and this has been their record month by month:
-January: 2, the most intense of 3.8 in Ahome.
-February: 8, the most intense of 4.3 in Los Mochis.
-March: 6, the most intense of 4.2 in Gabriel Leyva Solano, Guasave
-April: 19, the strongest of 4.1 magnitude: the first on the 7th, the second on the 11th and the third on the 27th, all in Ahome.
-May: 19, which equaled April in total events.
–June: 2, the strongest was 3.9 magnitude.
–July: 15, three strongest of 4.2, all in Ahome.
–August: 3, the strongest in Ahome of 4 degrees.
–September: 3, the strongest in Guasave of 4 degrees.
–October: 1 so far of 4.4 magnitude in Mazatlán
Source: lineadirectaportal
