A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Acajutla in El Salvador on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -90.0626° West, latitude 13.0526° North, depth = 35 km. Id of earthquake: us100036am. Event ids that are associated: us100036am. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:44:39 / 7:44 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/08/15 / 2015-08-31 13:44:39 / August 31, 2015 @ 1:44 pm.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nahuizalco, Izalco, Sonzacate. The epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Sonsonate (c. 59 500 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Acajutla (c. 22 800 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Izalco (c. 19 200 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Sonzacate (c. 15 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from San Antonio del Monte (c. 9 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Nahuizalco (c. 7 400 pop). Close country/countries, El Salvador (c. 6 052 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 64 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador.
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