A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 55 km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras (34 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:29:50 / 1:29 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004wi7. Id of event: us20004wi7. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/02/16 / 2016-02-02 07:29:50 / February 2, 2016 @ 7:29 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -85.6443 West, latitude 16.9093 North, depth = 34.87 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 34.87 km (22 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. 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: 55 km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras.
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