Magnitude 6.1 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 03:03:05 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 6.1 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 13.55N 90.69W |
| Depth | 33 kilometers |
| Region | OFFSHORE GUATEMALA |
| Distances |
120 km (75 miles) S of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala 135 km (85 miles) WSW of Santa Ana, El Salvador 165 km (100 miles) W of SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador 1110 km (690 miles) SE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 5.3 km; depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=296, Nph=296, Dmin=374.5 km, Rmss=1.23 sec, Erho=5.3 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=35.8 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Remarks | Eight buildings damaged and power outages occured at Guatemala. Power outages also occured at Escuintla. Felt (V) at Antigua Guatemala; (IV) at Fraijanes, Guatemala, Mixco, San Jose Pinula, Santa Catarina Pinula, Villa Canales and Villa Nueva; (III) at Panajachel. Felt at Chimaltenango, Ciudad Vieja, Coban, Jalapa, Jocotenango, Nebaj, Oratorio, Petapa, Quetzaltenango, Salcaja, San Bartolome Milpas Altas, San Francisco Zapotitlan, San Jose, San Lucas Sacatepequez, San Pedro la Laguna, Santa Cruz la Laguna and Santiago Sacatepequez. Felt (V) at Antiguo Cuscatlan and San Salvador, (IV) at Nueva San Salvador. Also felt at Acajutla, Colon, La Libertad, Mejicanos, Santa Ana and Zaragoza, El Salvador. Also felt at Cacahoatan, Coatzacoalcos, Oaxaca, San Cristobal de las Casas and Tapachula, Mexico. |
| Event ID | usqwah |
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