A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 63 kilometers (39 miles) from La Libertad in El Salvador on Thursday. Global time and date of event 29/08/24 / 2024-08-29 07:43:56 / August 29, 2024 @ 7:43 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -89.5833° West, 12.9756° North, depth 47.13 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 47.13 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nnfz. Unique identifier: us6000nnfz. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:43:56 / 7:43 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 90 km (56 miles) from San Salvador (c. 526 000 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Soyapango (c. 329 700 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Mejicanos (c. 160 300 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Santa Tecla (c. 124 700 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Delgado (c. 71 600 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Sonsonate (c. 59 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, El Salvador (c. 6 052 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ayutuxtepeque, Soyapango, Delgado (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fifteen 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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