A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 34 kilometers (21 miles) from La Libertad in El Salvador. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -89.2649° West, 13.1843° North, depth 67.73 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:24:36 / 2:24 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000phuu. Unique identifier: us6000phuu. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/01/25 / 2025-01-04 14:24:36 / January 4, 2025 @ 2:24 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 67.73 km (42 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, El Salvador (c. 6 052 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Santa Ana, Santa Elena, Santiago de María. The epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from San Salvador (c. 526 000 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Soyapango (c. 329 700 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Santa Ana (c. 176 700 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Mejicanos (c. 160 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Santa Tecla (c. 124 700 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Apopa (c. 112 200 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Delgado (c. 71 600 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. 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: 34 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador.
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