Moderate mag. 3.7 earthquake - 1.5 km northeast of Sibinal, San Marcos, Guatemala, on 2020-11-28 01:28:41 (Hora de México)
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Moderate magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 5 km depth
28 Nov 14:14 UTC: First to report: SSN after 7 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Nov 28, 2020 07:28:41 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 2020-11-28 01:28:41 (Hora de México) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.7 |
| Depth | 5.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 15.16°N / 92.04°W  (Sibinal, San Marcos, Guatemala) |
| Antipode | 15.16°S / 87.96°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Tacana (8 km / 5 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 1 km (1 mi) NE of Sibinal (San Marcos) (pop: 1,660) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Tacana (Tacaná, San Marcos) (pop: 6,440) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) NE of Cacahoatan (Cacahoatán, Chiapas, Mexico) (pop: 16,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) N of San Pablo (San Marcos) (pop: 13,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) SE of Motozintla (Chiapas, Mexico) (pop: 23,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) WNW of Comitancillo (San Marcos) (pop: 19,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) NW of La Union (San Marcos) (pop: 25,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) NW of San Pedro Sacatepéquez (San Marcos) (pop: 40,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) NE of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Chiapas, Mexico) (pop: 202,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 174 km (108 mi) WNW of Guatemala (pop: 994,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.7 | 5 km | 24 Km Al NORESTE De CACAHOATAN, CHIS, Guatemala | SSN |
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