6.1 Earthquake Shakes Guatemala

6.1 Earthquake Shakes Guatemala

Apr 15, 12:35 AM (ET)


GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 has hit in southwestern Guatemala. Authorities say there are no immediate reports of injuries or major damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the quake was centered just offshore in the Pacific Ocean, about 45 miles south of the city of Escuintla. It struck Monday night a little after 9 p.m. local time (0300 GMT).

Guatemala disaster agency spokesman Benedicto Giron says power and telephone service were briefly interrupted.

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 03:03:10 UTC
Monday, April 14, 2008 at 09:03:10 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 13.660°N, 90.629°W
Depth 79.5 km (49.4 miles)
Region OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Distances 110 km (65 miles) S of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
120 km (75 miles) WSW of Santa Ana, El Salvador
155 km (95 miles) W of SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador
1110 km (690 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8 km (5.0 miles); depth +/- 10.6 km (6.6 miles)
Parameters NST=179, Nph=179, Dmin=365.1 km, Rmss=1.21 sec, Gp=133°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2008qwah

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

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