Light 4.6 quake hits near Puerto San José, Municipio de San José, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala - VolcanoDiscovery

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Sun, 3 Jan 2021, 13:42

13:42 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.6 quake 3 Jan 7:22 am (GMT -6)

A shallow magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported in the morning near Puerto San José, Municipio de San José, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Sunday 3 January 2021 at 7:22 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.7. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 4.6.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Puerto San José (pop. 18,700) located 83 km from the epicenter, Iztapa (pop. 4,000) 87 km away, and La Gomera (pop. 24,000) 98 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Date & time: 3 Jan 7:22 am (GMT -6) local time (3 Jan 2021 13:22 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.2°N / 91°W (North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala)
Primary data source: GFZ

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2021-01-03 13:43:12Z