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Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - 0.8 km northwest of Guanagazapa, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala, on Monday, June 18, 2018 at 02:32 GMT

Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - 0.8 km northwest of Guanagazapa, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala, on Monday, June 18, 2018 at 02:32 GMT

Moderate magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 97 km depth

18 Jun 02:39 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
Date & time: Jun 18, 2018 02:32:57 UTC
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 97.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.23°N / 90.65°W (Guanagazapa, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala)
Antipode: 14.23°S / 89.35°E
Nearest volcano: Pacaya (18 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (1 mi) WNW of Guanagazapa (Escuintla) (pop: 2,840) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (10 mi) ESE of Escuintla (pop: 103,200) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) SSE of Palin (Palín, Escuintla) (pop: 31,300) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) S of Amatitlan (Guatemala) (pop: 71,800) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) SSW of Villa Canales (Guatemala) (pop: 122,200) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) SSW of Petapa (Guatemala) (pop: 141,500) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) S of Villa Nueva (Guatemala) (pop: 406,800) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) S of Mixco (Guatemala) (pop: 473,100) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) SSW of Guatemala (pop: 994,900) --> See nearby quakes!
169 km (105 mi) WNW of San Salvador (El Salvador) (pop: 526,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
5.597 kmGuatemalaGFZ
5.6100 km- 5km SSW of Guanagazapa, GuatemalaUSGS
5.6148 km GUATEMALAEMSC
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Lake Atitlan / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
San Bartolomé Milpas Altas, Sacatepéquez (41 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
Antigua, Guatemala (34.7 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : It scared the hell out of us. We ran out of the house and into our yard. It seemed to last about 30 seconds, maybe longer. We felt a few mild aftershocks. (reported through our app)  
Guatemala city / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Guatemala, zona 9 (43.4 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Guatemala city / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Guatemala city / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Nothing much, just felt a,slight movement while watching tv  
Guatemala City (47 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I was sitting on my sofa and felt it move like in a burst  
Santa Tecla, La Libertad (158.1 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Muy suave y largo (reported through our app)  
Chimaltenango (51.1 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
Posada San Sebastián, antigua, Guatemala (9.6 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Smooth shaking. Not a jolt. Did not see anything move. Definitely could feel it and jumped under the furniture.  
San Miguel Petapa (35.9 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
So so nate, salvador / Light shaking (MMI IV) : First ever felt tremer! First one wasn't too strong second was pretty long and scary!  
San Salvador (166.7 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
Antigua Guatemala (36.7 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
Palencia, Guatemala (56.3 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)
Guatemala, Guatemala (42.2 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
san salvador / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
San Pedro de la laguna Guatemala / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Sounded like many concrete blocks falling. Shook casa for 2 seconds. Deep rumble. Everyone in town stopped what they were doing for 20 minutes.  
Guatemala City (42.2 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
Mixco, Municipio de Mixco, Guatemala (48.6 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala (40.3 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
San José Villanueva, La Libertad, El Salvador (164.2 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Guatemala City / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Carretera a El Salvador, Guatemala / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Villa Nueva / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
mixco (46.9 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
Mixco (41.7 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
22 ave B zona 15 Guatemala City (43.1 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Malacatân, San Marcos, Guatemala (169.2 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)
Guatemala city (33.8 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Good (reported through our app)  
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