A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 155 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador (96 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -89.1712 West, latitude 12.0215 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/04/24 / 2024-04-26 08:37:54 / April 26, 2024 @ 8:37 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 08:37:54 / 8:37 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mtxr. Id of event: us6000mtxr. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 155 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador.
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