A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 62 km ENE of Great Swan Island, Honduras (39 miles) on Wednesday. Event id: us1000e1m1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e1m1. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:07:47 / 3:07 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -83.3705° West, 17.5812° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/05/18 / 2018-05-09 21:07:47 / May 9, 2018 @ 9:07 pm. 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 10 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 62 km ENE of Great Swan Island, Honduras.
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