A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Champerico in Guatemala on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nmml. Id of event: us7000nmml. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:54:43 / 1:54 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49.174 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -91.7469° West, latitude 13.6173° North, depth = 49.174 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/10/24 / 2024-10-03 01:54:43 / October 3, 2024 @ 1:54 am.
Event epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Tiquisate (c. 18 200 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Nueva Concepción (c. 11 100 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Champerico (c. 7 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tiquisate, Nueva Concepción, Champerico. Close country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 76 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala.
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