Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 17 km southwest of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala, on 2017-06-20 14:34:00 -06:00

This quake was likely a foreshock of the 6.8 quake North Pacific Ocean, 12 km southeast of San Jose, Guatemala, 22 June 2017 12:31 GMT, which followed after 1 jour 16 heures.
Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 17 km southwest of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala, on 2017-06-20 14:34:00 -06:00

Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 54 km depth

20 Jun 20:50 UTC: Premier à signaler: USGS après 16 minutes.
Date & time: 20 Jun 2017 20:34:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2017-06-20 14:34:00 -06:00
Magnitude: 4.2
Profondeur: 54.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.9963°N / 91.1846°W (Municipio de La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala)
Volcan le plus près: Fuego (62 km / 39 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
17 km SO de La Gomera (Escuintla) (pop: 24,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
26 km SSE de Nueva Concepcion (Nueva Concepción, Escuintla) (pop: 11,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
37 km SSE de Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate (Escuintla) (pop: 18,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
40 km O de San Jose (Municipio de San José, Escuintla) (pop: 18,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
41 km SSO de Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa (Escuintla) (pop: 62,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
55 km SO de Escuintla (pop: 103,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
63 km SSE de Chicacao (Suchitepeque) (pop: 20,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
69 km SSE de Mazatenango (Suchitepeque) (pop: 44,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
94 km SO de Mixco (Guatemala) (pop: 473,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
102 km SO de Guatemala (pop: 994,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 4.254 km- 17km WSW of La Gomera, GuatemalaUSGS

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Antigua (99.2 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Slight shaking. No swinging lights. Not felt by others who were standing. Felt the vibrations on metal stair rails on second floor
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Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 17 km southwest of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala, on 2017-06-20 14:34:00 -06:00
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