Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 37 km southwest of Pueblo Nuevo, Guatemala, on Monday, May 23, 2022 at 4:21 pm (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 30 km depth
23 May 22:28 UTC: First to report: INETER after 6 minutes.
23 May 22:35: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 30.0 km (from 6.2 to 18.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 13 km (7.9 mi) towards W.
23 May 22:35: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 30.0 km (from 6.2 to 18.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 13 km (7.9 mi) towards W.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 23, 2022 22:21:44 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, May 23, 2022 at 4:21 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.9 |
| Depth | 30.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 14°N / 91.535°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala) |
| Antipode | 14°S / 88.465°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearest volcano | Atitlán (75 km / 47 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 34 km (21 mi) SW of Concepcion (Nueva Concepción, Escuintla) (pop: 11,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) SSW of Pueblo Nuevo (Escuintla) (pop: 18,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) W of La Gomera (Escuintla) (pop: 24,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (41 mi) SW of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa (Escuintla) (pop: 62,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) WSW of Escuintla (pop: 103,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 122 km (76 mi) SW of Mixco (Guatemala) (pop: 473,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 131 km (81 mi) WSW of Guatemala (pop: 994,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  29.3°C (85 F), humidity: 65%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from SSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.9 | 30 km | 7 Km Al Oeste De Tecojate, Guatemala | INETER |
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