A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 153 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador (95 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:10:02 / 9:10 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10007n1g. Event ids that are associated: us10007n1g. Exact location of event, longitude -88.778 West, latitude 11.9121 North, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/12/16 / 2016-12-27 15:10:02 / December 27, 2016 @ 3:10 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 four and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 153 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador.
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