Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 153 km south of Escuintla, Guatemala, on Friday, 1 Jan 2021 4:48 pm (GMT -6) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 7 km depth
1 Jan 23:07 UTC: First to report: INETER after 18 minutes.
Date & time: 1 Jan 2021 22:48:53 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 1 Jan 2021 4:48 pm (GMT -6)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 12.945°N / 91.026°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala)Nearest volcano: Tecuamburro (150 km / 93 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
111 km (69 mi) S of San Jose (Municipio de San José) (pop: 18,700) --> See nearby quakes!
153 km (95 mi) S of Escuintla (pop: 103,200) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (111 mi) SSW of Villa Canales (pop: 122,200) --> See nearby quakes!
180 km (112 mi) SSW of Petapa (pop: 141,500) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) SSW of Villa Nueva (pop: 406,800) --> See nearby quakes!
192 km (119 mi) S of Chimaltenango (pop: 82,400) --> See nearby quakes!
193 km (120 mi) SSW of Mixco (pop: 473,100) --> See nearby quakes!
197 km (122 mi) SSW of Guatemala City (pop: 994,900) --> See nearby quakes!
216 km (134 mi) WSW of San Salvador (El Salvador) (pop: 526,000) --> See nearby quakes!
217 km (135 mi) SSE of Quetzaltenango (pop: 132,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
27.4°C (81 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from SE
Primary data source: INETEROvercast Clouds
27.4°C (81 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from SEEstimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 7 km | - 51 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala | INETER |
| M 4.4 | 48 km | OFFSHORE GUATEMALA | EMSC |
| M 4.4 | 49 km | 51 Km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala | USGS |
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