A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Acajutla in El Salvador on Friday. Unique identifier: us2000c212. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000c212. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 14:04:25 / 2:04 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/12/17 / 2017-12-01 20:04:25 / December 1, 2017 @ 8:04 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 23.32 km, -89.8987° West, 13.162° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 23.32 km (14 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ciudad Arce, Antiguo Cuscatlán, Santa Tecla (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Santa Tecla (c. 124 700 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Sonsonate (c. 59 500 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Ahuachapán (c. 34 100 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Antiguo Cuscatlán (c. 33 800 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Acajutla (c. 22 800 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Izalco (c. 19 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, El Salvador (c. 6 052 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 48 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador.
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