A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 116 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador (72 miles). Id of earthquake: us10008u06. Event ids that are associated: us10008u06. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:43:49 / 2:43 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/05/17 / 2017-05-21 08:43:49 / May 21, 2017 @ 8:43 am. Exact location of event, longitude -90.1937 West, latitude 12.6047 North, depth = 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 116 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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