A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 215 km NNE of Barra Patuca, Honduras (134 miles) on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/08/24 / 2024-08-07 05:20:34 / August 7, 2024 @ 5:20 am. Id of earthquake: us6000nij5. Event ids that are associated: us6000nij5. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -83.2273° West, latitude 17.4597° North, depth = 10 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:20:34 / 5:20 am (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 215 km NNE of Barra Patuca, Honduras.
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