A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Champerico in Guatemala. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:15:46 / 1:15 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/05/24 / 2024-05-07 01:15:46 / May 7, 2024 @ 1:15 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000myim. Id of event: us6000myim. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -92.2774° West, latitude 13.7497° North, depth = 10 km.
Nearby country/countries, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 88 km (54 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Ocós (c. 9 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Champerico (c. 7 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Ocós, Champerico (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 71 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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