A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Champerico in Guatemala on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/08/24 / 2024-08-27 05:38:48 / August 27, 2024 @ 5:38 am. The temblor was detected at 05:38:48 / 5:38 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000nn0t. Event ids that are associated: us6000nn0t. Exact location, longitude -92.0033° West, latitude 14.3876° North, depth = 81.687 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 81.687 km (51 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cabricán, Totonicapán, Patulul (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Tapachula (c. 198 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Quetzaltenango (c. 132 200 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Totonicapán (c. 69 700 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from San Francisco El Alto (c. 54 500 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Coatepeque (c. 45 700 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Mazatenango (c. 44 100 pop).
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 four and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 14 km NW of Champerico, Guatemala.
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