A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Acajutla in El Salvador on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -89.7714 West, latitude 13.2302 North, depth = 54.681 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 54.681 km (34 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nyxy. Unique identifier: us7000nyxy. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/12/24 / 2024-12-15 00:53:09 / December 15, 2024 @ 12:53 am. The temblor was reported at 00:53:09 / 12:53 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, El Salvador (c. 6 052 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 81 km (50 miles) from San Salvador (c. 526 000 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Soyapango (c. 329 700 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Santa Ana (c. 176 700 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Mejicanos (c. 160 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Santa Tecla (c. 124 700 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Apopa (c. 112 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santiago Nonualco, Tonacatepeque, Apopa (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 40 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador.
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