A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Champerico in Guatemala on Sunday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:45:50 / 4:45 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us20002yhw. Ids that are associated to the event: us20002yhw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 52.47 km (33 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -92.1358 West, latitude 14.0201 North, depth = 52.47 km. Global time and date of event 19/07/15 / 2015-07-19 10:45:50 / July 19, 2015 @ 10:45 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop). The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Coatepeque (c. 45 700 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Mazatenango (c. 44 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Retalhuleu (c. 36 700 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Nuevo San Carlos (c. 19 200 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Colomba (c. 19 100 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Tiquisate (c. 18 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Bernardino, Nueva Concepción, El Palmar.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 38 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala.
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