Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - 147 km south of Guatemala City, Guatemala, on 2020-03-28 00:39:58 -
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Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 14 km depth
28 Mar 06:49 UTC: First to report: INETER after 9 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.0 to 14.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.0 to 14.0 km.
Date & time: 28 Mar 2020 06:39:58 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-03-28 00:39:58
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.316°N / 90.567°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala)Nearest volcano: Moyuta (93 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
70 km (44 mi) SSE of Iztapa (pop: 4,020) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (46 mi) SSE of San Jose (Municipio de San José) (pop: 18,700) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (70 mi) SSE of Escuintla (pop: 103,200) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) S of Villa Canales (pop: 122,200) --> See nearby quakes!
132 km (82 mi) S of Petapa (pop: 141,500) --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (91 mi) S of Mixco (pop: 473,100) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (92 mi) S of Guatemala City (pop: 994,900) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (94 mi) S of Chimaltenango (pop: 82,400) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (96 mi) WSW of San Salvador (El Salvador) (pop: 526,000) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (135 mi) WSW of Sensuntepeque (El Salvador) (pop: 20,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: INETER
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 14 km | 65 Km al suroeste de Las Brisas, Guatemala | INETER |
| M 4.3 | 55 km | Offshore Guatemala | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
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143.1 km N of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
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