A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Candelaria de La Frontera in El Salvador. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 22:46:46 / 10:46 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10006iz5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006iz5. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/16 / 2016-08-31 04:46:46 / August 31, 2016 @ 4:46 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -89.6645° West, 14.1001° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from San Salvador (c. 526 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Soyapango (c. 329 700 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Santa Ana (c. 176 700 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Mejicanos (c. 160 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Santa Tecla (c. 124 700 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Apopa (c. 112 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, El Salvador (c. 6 052 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fraijanes, Cojutepeque, San Martín (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 three and in the last 365 days twenty-five 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 2 km SW of Candelaria de La Frontera, El Salvador. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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