A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 116 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador (72 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us6000pfba. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pfba. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/12/24 / 2024-12-23 17:13:32 / December 23, 2024 @ 5:13 pm. The temblor was detected at 17:13:32 / 5:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -90.5132 West, latitude 12.7807 North, depth = 10 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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