A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Champerico in Guatemala. The temblor was detected at 14:26:09 / 2:26 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 52.23 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/06/16 / 2016-06-08 20:26:09 / June 8, 2016 @ 8:26 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 52.23 km, -92.0621° West, 13.5482° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200062vi. Id of event: us200062vi. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Champerico (c. 7 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Champerico (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-six 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.
Did you feel anything?
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: 84 km S of Champerico, Guatemala.
Copyright © 2016 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply