A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Puerto San José in Guatemala on Sunday. Exact location of event, longitude -90.8056 West, latitude 13.498 North, depth = 63.721 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/10/24 / 2024-10-20 20:43:02 / October 20, 2024 @ 8:43 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 63.721 km (40 miles). The temblor was picked up at 20:43:02 / 8:43 pm (local time epicenter). 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: us6000nzx9. Id of event: us6000nzx9.
Nearby country/countries, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Escuintla, La Democracia, Chiquimulilla (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Escuintla (c. 103 200 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from La Gomera (c. 24 000 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Puerto San José (c. 18 700 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Chiquimulilla (c. 12 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Masagua (c. 10 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Guazacapán (c. 7 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 47 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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