A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 101 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador (63 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:24:50 / 3:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -89.3905° West, 12.5741° North. Id of earthquake: us2000k9jx. Event ids that are associated: us2000k9jx. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/04/19 / 2019-04-03 09:24:50 / April 3, 2019 @ 9:24 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 eight, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. 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: 101 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador.
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