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1717 Guatemala earthquake: Antigua Guatemala: 7.4 M i: IX 1751 1751 Guatemala earthquake Antigua Guatemala: IX 1765-10-24 1765 Guatemala earthquake Ostuncalco, Quetzaltenango: 7.6–8.2 M i: VII Duration of shaking reported at 7–8 minutes. 1773-07-29 1773 Guatemala earthquake: Antigua Guatemala: 7.5 M w: VII–VIII 500–600
The 2022 Guatemala earthquake occurred on the early morning of February 16, 2022 in the southern regions of Guatemala. The quake measured a moment magnitude of 6.2 and reached a peak intensity of VI ( Strong ) on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale . [ 2 ]
The 2012 Guatemala earthquake occurred on November 7 at 10:35:45 local time. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VII ( Very strong ). The epicenter was located in the Pacific Ocean , 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Champerico in the department of Retalhuleu . [ 1 ]
The 1976 Guatemala earthquake struck on February 4 at 03:01:43 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.5. The shock was centered on the Motagua Fault , about 160 km northeast of Guatemala City at a depth of 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) near the town of Los Amates in the department of Izabal .
The 1773 Guatemala earthquake struck colonial Guatemala on July 29 at 15:45 local time. [1] It had an estimated epicentral magnitude of 7.5 M i. [2] It was part of a sequence that started in May that year. There were two strong foreshocks on June 11 and the mainshock was followed by numerous aftershocks which lasted until December 1773. [1]
The 2017 Guatemala earthquake struck near the city of Malacatán in the San Marcos Department, near the Guatemala–Mexico border at 1:29 am local time (UTC−06:00) on June 14. [1] The earthquake killed five people, and caused 30 injuries, 11 of which were from Chiapas , Mexico across the border. [ 2 ]
During the 2022 Guatemala earthquake, 38 houses were damaged, another was destroyed, roads were blocked by landslides, and power outages were observed. Three people died from heart attacks, one each in Mixco , Quetzaltenango , and Baja Verapaz .
Volcán de Fuego (Spanish for "Volcano of Fire") is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is located 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Guatemala City. [2] It is a stratovolcano that has had more than 60 eruptions since 1524, including a major eruption in 1974 which produced pyroclastic flows and ashfall that destroyed the region's winter harvest and caused roof collapse and infrastructure ...