A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 120 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala (75 miles) on Wednesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/08/24 / 2024-08-14 08:38:13 / August 14, 2024 @ 8:38 am. Exact location, longitude -92.2078° West, latitude 13.2417° North, depth = 22.301 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nk1b. Id of event: us6000nk1b. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 22.301 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:38:13 / 8:38 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 120 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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