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Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 95 km south of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala, on Saturday, Mar 11, 2023 at 10:39 pm (GMT -6) -

Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 95 km south of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala, on Saturday, Mar 11, 2023 at 10:39 pm (GMT -6) Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 95 km south of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala, on Saturday, Mar 11, 2023 at 10:39 pm (GMT -6)

Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 76 km depth

12 Mar 04:43 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.
12 Mar 04:47: Now using data updates from GFZ
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12 Mar 06:56: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 76.0 to 75.9 km (from 47 to 47 mi).
Update Sun, 12 Mar 2023, 05:06

Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake 95 km south of Guatemala, Guatemala

4.6 quake 11 Mar 10:39 pm (GMT -6)
4.6 quake 11 Mar 10:39 pm (GMT -6)
Just 27 minutes ago, a 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Guatemala, Municipio de Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala. The tremor was recorded late at night on Saturday, March 11th, 2023, at 10:39 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 76 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.6 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 4.6, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.8, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.6.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Iztapa (pop. 4,000) located 24 km from the epicenter, San Jose (pop. 18,700) 34 km away, Amatitlan (pop. 71,800) 78 km away, Villa Canales (pop. 122,200) 78 km away, Petapa (pop. 141,500) 80 km away, Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa (pop. 62,100) 80 km away, Villa Nueva (pop. 406,800) 83 km away, Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala (pop. 39,400) 89 km away, Mixco (pop. 473,100) 94 km away, and Guatemala (pop. 994,900) 95 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Earthquake details

Date & timeMar 12, 2023 04:39:11 UTC -
Local time at epicenterSaturday, Mar 11, 2023 at 10:39 pm (GMT -6)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude4.6
Depth75.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude13.7839°N / 90.546°W (North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala)
Antipode13.784°S / 89.454°E
Shaking intensityWeak shaking
Felt79 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanoTecuamburro (44 km / 27 mi)
Nearby towns and cities24 km (15 mi) SE of Iztapa (pop: 4,020) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
34 km (21 mi) ESE of San Jose (Municipio de San José) (pop: 18,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
78 km (48 mi) S of Amatitlan (pop: 71,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
78 km (48 mi) S of Villa Canales (pop: 122,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
80 km (50 mi) S of Petapa (pop: 141,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
83 km (51 mi) S of Villa Nueva (pop: 406,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
94 km (59 mi) S of Mixco (pop: 473,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
95 km (59 mi) S of Guatemala (pop: 994,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 27.1°C (81 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
4.676 km24 Km SE of Iztapa, GuatemalaUSGS
4.676 kmNear Coast of GuatemalaRaspberryShake
5.329 km45 Km Al Sur De Iztapa, GuatemalaINETER
4.769 kmNear Coast of GuatemalaGFZ
4.680 kmOFFSHORE GUATEMALAEMSC
4.610 kmNear Coast Of GuatemalaIRIS

User reports for this quake (80)

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San Andres, Municipio de San Andrés Xecul, Totonicapán (156.6 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 10-15 s : I was about to sleep when I feel the movement | 3 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Palin Escuintla Guatemala (70.6 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I'm afraid | 2 users found this interesting.  
San lucas sa (92.9 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Laying in bed felt it strong and quick | 2 users found this interesting.  
San Salvador (143.3 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : I was in San Salvador and que ground started subtly shaking. | 2 users found this interesting.  
San Marcos (144.2 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : It was a big long shake and strong | 2 users found this interesting.  
Antigua (89.1 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s : There was a light shaking from left to right | 2 users found this interesting.  
Guatemala City, Guatemala (96.1 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : In bed laying down. Felt like the bed was rattled a but | 2 users found this interesting.  
Mejicanos, El Salvador (143.8 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : O sea al principio fue fuerte. Pero después fue bajando, me quedé tranquila. Pero si se movió mi cama y todo.  
Mejicanos, El Salvador (143.8 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : O sea al principio fue fuerte. Pero después fue bajando, me quedé tranquila. Pero si se movió mi cama y todo.  
San Salvador, El Salvador (143.1 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 5-10 s : Weak Shaking | One user found this interesting.  
Fraijanes (80.1 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s : Swinging | One user found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
La esperanza, quetzaltenango / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Weak Shaking properly | One user found this interesting.  
Lago de atitlan (129.1 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Santa Cruz Balanya, Chimaltenango (107.9 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s
Livingston (296.4 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 20-30 s
Antigua guatemala (88 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Antigua, Guatemala (88.2 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Lago de atitlan (129.1 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Chimaltenango (105.9 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : In bed heard items in room rattling and the bed shaking slightly.  
Santa Cruz La laguna (128.7 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s
Jocotenango Sacatepéquez (91 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Normal 1 sacudida fuerte  
Antigua, Guatemala (87.3 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s
Guatemala (130.7 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s : Lo he sentido  
Antigua, Guatemala (87.6 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Antigua guatemala (88 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Antigua Guatemala (89 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Lying in bed felt horizontal motion, few creaks from building and furniture  
Beach house (17.7 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 1-2 s : Like someone bumped really hard un my bed  
San Miguel Dueñas (86.1 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : Lay in bed everything was shaking.  
San Cristóbal, Guatemala (98.1 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Villa Nueva, Guatemala (82.6 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s : Al inicio fue suave y luego aumentó su intensidad.  
Mejicanos, San Salvador, El Salvador (144.2 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s (reported through our app)
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