A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Acajutla in El Salvador on Sunday. Unique identifier: us1000ashz. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000ashz. The temblor was picked up at 07:27:11 / 7:27 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 15/10/17 / 2017-10-15 13:27:11 / October 15, 2017 @ 1:27 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 48.85 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -90.1736° West, 13.4849° North, depth 48.85 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Libertad, Candelaria de La Frontera, Atescatempa. Epicenter of the earthquake was 87 km (54 miles) from Santa Ana (c. 176 700 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Sonsonate (c. 59 500 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Ahuachapán (c. 34 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Chalchuapa (c. 32 300 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Acajutla (c. 22 800 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Izalco (c. 19 200 pop). Close country/countries, El Salvador (c. 6 052 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 39 km WSW of Acajutla, El Salvador. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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