Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.9 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 21:18:46 UTC

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 21:18:46 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 03:18:46 PM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 14.13N 92.25W
Depth 62.5 kilometers
Region OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Distances 85 km (55 miles) S of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
110 km (70 miles) SW of Quezaltenango, Guatemala
195 km (120 miles) WSW of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
945 km (580 miles) SE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 23.9 km; depth +/- 9.9 km
Parameters Nst=184, Nph=184, Dmin=536.7 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Erho=23.9 km, Erzz=9.9 km, Gp=173.0 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2009pgbg

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