A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Puerto San Jose in Guatemala. The temblor was picked up at 04:27:09 / 4:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -90.7923° West, 13.2563° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Global time and date of event 04/08/18 / 2018-08-04 10:27:09 / August 4, 2018 @ 10:27 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000g3dz. Event ids that are associated: us1000g3dz.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop). The epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from La Gomera (c. 24 000 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Puerto San José (c. 18 700 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Chiquimulilla (c. 12 800 pop), 105 km (66 miles) from Masagua (c. 10 000 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Guazacapán (c. 7 100 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Taxisco (c. 6 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Masagua, Chiquimulilla, Guazacapán (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 74 km S of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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