A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Nueva Concepcion in Guatemala on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000350l. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000350l. Exact location of event, longitude -91.5025 West, latitude 13.702 North, depth = 77.06 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/08/15 / 2015-08-09 11:03:55 / August 9, 2015 @ 11:03 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 77.06 km (48 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:03:55 / 5:03 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 88 km (54 miles) from Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (c. 62 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from La Gomera (c. 24 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Puerto San José (c. 18 700 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Tiquisate (c. 18 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Patulul (c. 14 200 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Santa Bárbara (c. 12 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Masagua, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Patulul (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 59 km SSW of Nueva Concepcion, Guatemala.
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