A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 150 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador (93 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:30:59 / 9:30 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 19/03/16 / 2016-03-19 15:30:59 / March 19, 2016 @ 3:30 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.82 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us20005b14. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005b14. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -88.712 West, latitude 11.9289 North, depth = 42.82 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 150 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador.
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