Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - 168 km southwest of Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Tuesday, 25 February 2020 at 00:13 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 10 km depth
25 Feb 00:22 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.
Date & time: 25 Feb 2020 00:13:29 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.58°N / 91.62°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala)Nearest volcano: Atitlán (121 km / 75 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
77 km (48 mi) SSW of Nueva Concepcion (Nueva Concepción) (pop: 11,100) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (51 mi) SW of La Gomera (pop: 24,000) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) SSW of Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate (pop: 18,200) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) WSW of San Jose (Municipio de San José) (pop: 18,700) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (66 mi) S of Mazatenango (pop: 44,100) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) SW of Escuintla (pop: 103,200) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) S of Quetzaltenango (pop: 132,200) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) SW of Chimaltenango (pop: 82,400) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (99 mi) SW of Mixco (pop: 473,100) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) SW of Guatemala City (pop: 994,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 10 km | Near Coast of Guatemala | GFZ |
| M 4.7 | 30 km | Offshore Guatemala | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 35 km | 74km SSW of Nueva Concepcion, Guatemala | USGS |
| M 4.9 | 11 km | 69 Km al suroeste de Tecojate, Guatemala | INETER |
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