A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 99 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala (62 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 11:10:15 / 11:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -92.5217° West, latitude 13.6274° North, depth = 10 km. Event id: us2000jcfp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jcfp. 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: 02/02/19 / 2019-02-02 17:10:15 / February 2, 2019 @ 5:10 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 99 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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