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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 .
Guatemala, Izabal Department: 7.5: 5.0: IX The 1976 Guatemala earthquake caused major destruction in Guatemala. 23,000 people died and 76,000 were injured. Major damage was caused to property and infrastructure. Damage costs were $2.147 billion (1976 rate). Many aftershocks followed with additional damage being caused to weakened structures ...
1959 Guatemala earthquake Ixcán: 1976-02-04 1976 Guatemala earthquake: Guatemala City, Belize: 7.5 M w: IX 23,000 Extreme damage, see also Motagua Fault: 1976-03-12 March 1976 Guatemala earthquake [8] Chimaltenango: 5.1 M w: VII 4 Aftershock. 1978-07-29 1978 Patzún earthquake [8] Patzún: 4.5 M s: 17 1979-10-27 1979 Guatemala earthquake [8 ...
The Motagua Fault has been responsible for several major earthquakes in Guatemala's history, including the 7.5 M w Guatemala 1976 earthquake, and is also notable for its significant visible fault trace. [4] The event caused 2 meters of vertical displacement and ruptured 230 km of the fault's length.
Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred before routine instrumental recordings — later followed by discoveries of Earth's tectonic plates, [1] seismotomography imaging technique, [2] observations using space satellites from outer space, [3] artificial intelligence (AI)-based ...
Earthquake locations are taken from the Centennial Catalog [1] and the updated Engdahl, van der Hilst and Buland earthquake catalog, [2] which is complete to December 2005. From January 2006, earthquake locations are from the United States Geological Survey 's Preliminary Determination of Epicenters (PDE) [ 3 ] monthly listing.
A strong earthquake shook the border of Mexico and Guatemala early Sunday, driving frightened residents into the streets. The temblor struck just before 6 a.m. near the Mexican border town of ...
Pages in category "1976 earthquakes" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... 1976 Guatemala earthquake; L. 1976 Longling earthquake; M.