Weak mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 97 km south of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala, on Monday, Jun 27, 2022 at 6:15 am (GMT -6) -
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Weak magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 68 km depth
27 Jun 12:21 UTC: First to report: INETER after 6 minutes.
27 Jun 12:28: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 127.0 to 68.0 km (from 79 to 42 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 37 km (23 mi) towards WSW.
27 Jun 12:28: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 127.0 to 68.0 km (from 79 to 42 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 37 km (23 mi) towards WSW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 27, 2022 12:15:09 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, Jun 27, 2022 at 6:15 am (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.6 |
| Depth | 68.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 13.528°N / 91.352°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala) |
| Antipode | 13.528°S / 88.648°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearest volcano | Fuego (117 km / 73 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 70 km (43 mi) SSW of La Gomera (pop: 24,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 73 km (45 mi) SW of San Jose (Municipio de San José) (pop: 18,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) S of Pueblo Nuevo (pop: 18,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) SSW of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa (pop: 62,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 105 km (66 mi) SW of Escuintla (pop: 103,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 146 km (91 mi) S of Quetzaltenango (pop: 132,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 147 km (91 mi) SSW of Mixco (pop: 473,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 153 km (95 mi) SW of Guatemala (pop: 994,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  23.1°C (74 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.6 | 68 km | 48 Km Al Sur De San Jose, Guatemala | INETER |
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