Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - Departamento de Retalhuleu, 148 km southwest of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala, on Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 9:41 am (GMT -6) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 28 km depth
16 Jan 15:49 UTC: First to report: INETER after 7 minutes.
16 Jan 15:56: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 28.0 km (from 6.2 to 17.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 15 km (9.4 mi) towards SW.
16 Jan 20:00: Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards SSW.
16 Jan 15:56: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 28.0 km (from 6.2 to 17.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 15 km (9.4 mi) towards SW.
16 Jan 20:00: Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards SSW.
Earthquake details
Date & time | Jan 16, 2022 15:41:56 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 9:41 am (GMT -6) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 4.6 |
Depth | 28.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 14.101°N / 91.769°W ![]() |
Antipode | 14.101°S / 88.231°E |
Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | INETER |
Nearest volcano | Santiaguito (77 km / 48 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 148 km (92 mi) WSW of Guatemala (pop: 994,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.6 | 28 km | 9 Km Al Noreste De Tulate, Guatemala | INETER |
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