Weak mag. 3.2 earthquake - 35 km south of Pueblo Nuevo, Guatemala, on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 7:43 pm (GMT -6) -
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Weak magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 25 km depth
23 May 01:49 UTC: First to report: INETER after 6 minutes.
23 May 01:56: Magnitude recalculated from 3.1 to 3.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 23.0 to 25.0 km (from 14.3 to 15.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 38 km (24 mi) towards SSW.
23 May 01:56: Magnitude recalculated from 3.1 to 3.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 23.0 to 25.0 km (from 14.3 to 15.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 38 km (24 mi) towards SSW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 23, 2022 01:43:04 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 7:43 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.2 |
| Depth | 25.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 13.983°N / 91.46°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala) |
| Antipode | 13.983°S / 88.54°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearest volcano | Atitlán (73 km / 45 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 30 km (18 mi) SW of Concepcion (Nueva Concepción, Escuintla) (pop: 11,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) SSW of Pueblo Nuevo (Escuintla) (pop: 18,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) WSW of La Gomera (Escuintla) (pop: 24,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) SW of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa (Escuintla) (pop: 62,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) SSW of Chicacao (Suchitepeque) (pop: 20,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) W of San Jose (Municipio de San José, Escuintla) (pop: 18,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) WSW of Escuintla (pop: 103,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 126 km (78 mi) SW of Guatemala (pop: 994,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  25.4°C (78 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from ENE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.2 | 25 km | 32 Km Al Sureste De Mazatenango, Guatemala | INETER |
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