A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 41 kilometers (25 miles) from La Libertad in El Salvador on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 65.73 km (41 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -89.4421° West, 13.1353° North, depth 65.73 km. Id of earthquake: us600052ya. Event ids that are associated: us600052ya. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/08/19 / 2019-08-09 17:03:59 / August 9, 2019 @ 5:03 pm. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:03:59 / 11:03 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, El Salvador (c. 6 052 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from San Salvador (c. 526 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Soyapango (c. 329 700 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Santa Ana (c. 176 700 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Mejicanos (c. 160 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Santa Tecla (c. 124 700 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Apopa (c. 112 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Delgado (c. 71 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Santa Ana, Aguilares, Jiquilisco.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 41 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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