A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Champerico in Guatemala. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000c7xi. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000c7xi. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/10/20 / 2020-10-30 10:36:38 / October 30, 2020 @ 10:36 am. Exact location of earthquake, -92.0737° West, 13.6153° North, depth 35 km. The temblor was picked up at 10:36:38 / 10:36 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 78 km (48 miles) from Champerico (c. 7 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Champerico (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 77 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala.
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