A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Guanaja in Honduras on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/10/24 / 2024-10-05 04:39:28 / October 5, 2024 @ 4:39 am. Id of earthquake: us6000nwnd. Event ids that are associated: us6000nwnd. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:39:28 / 4:39 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -86.0555° West, 16.7077° North.
Event epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Trujillo (c. 9 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Coxen Hole (c. 7 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Honduras (c. 7 989 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Trujillo, Coxen Hole (min 5000 pop).
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km NNW of Guanaja, Honduras. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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