A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 98 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala (61 miles). The temblor was reported at 22:28:23 / 10:28 pm (local time epicenter). 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: 25/12/24 / 2024-12-25 22:28:23 / December 25, 2024 @ 10:28 pm. Exact location, longitude -91.0876° West, latitude 13.0764° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pflu. Unique identifier: us6000pflu.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 98 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala.
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