Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - 188 km southwest of Guatemala City, Guatemala, on 2020-05-10 10:47:59 -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.3 quake North Pacific Ocean, 152 km south of Escuintla, Guatemala, 2020-05-05 06:02:30, which had occurred 5 days earlier.
Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - 188 km southwest of Guatemala City, Guatemala, on 2020-05-10 10:47:59

Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 1 km depth

10 May 16:56 UTC: First to report: INETER after 8 minutes.
May 10 17:00: Magnitude recalculated from 3.9 to 4.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 1.0 km.
Date & time: 10 May 2020 16:47:59 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-10 10:47:59
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 1.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.126°N / 91.279°W (North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala)
Nearest volcano: Pueblo Nuevo Viñas (146 km / 91 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
102 km (63 mi) SSW of San Jose (Municipio de San José) (pop: 18,700) --> See nearby quakes!
137 km (85 mi) S of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa (pop: 62,100) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (88 mi) SSW of Escuintla (pop: 103,200) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) S of Mazatenango (pop: 44,100) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) SSW of Villa Canales (pop: 122,200) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) SSW of Petapa (pop: 141,500) --> See nearby quakes!
178 km (110 mi) SSW of Chimaltenango (pop: 82,400) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) SSW of Mixco (pop: 473,100) --> See nearby quakes!
188 km (117 mi) SSW of Guatemala City (pop: 994,900) --> See nearby quakes!
192 km (119 mi) S of Quetzaltenango (pop: 132,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: INETER
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.01 km90 Km al sur de San Jose, GuatemalaINETER

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