A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Amapala in Honduras on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:51:29 / 1:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -87.7414 West, latitude 13.0304 North, depth = 98.84 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 98.84 km (61 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/07/19 / 2019-07-14 19:51:29 / July 14, 2019 @ 7:51 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004k6d. Id of event: us70004k6d.
Close country/countries, Honduras (c. 7 989 000 pop), Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop), El Salvador (c. 6 052 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from San Miguel (c. 161 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Chinandega (c. 126 400 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Ciudad Choluteca (c. 75 900 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from El Viejo (c. 53 500 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Usulután (c. 51 900 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from La Unión (c. 26 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Somotillo, Jucuapa, Corinto (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-six 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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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 30 km SSW of Amapala, Honduras. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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