A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 112 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador (70 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/03/19 / 2019-03-26 15:28:42 / March 26, 2019 @ 3:28 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:28:42 / 9:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -89.2804° West, 12.4705° North. Event id: us2000k9ny. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000k9ny. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 112 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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