Light tremor of magnitude 4.2 just reported 59 km southeast of Puerto San José, Guatemala - VolcanoDiscovery

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Sun, 3 Jan 2021, 03:34

03:34 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.2 quake 2 Jan 9:14 pm (GMT -6)

The Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER) reported a magnitude 4.2 quake in Guatemala near Puerto San José, Municipio de San José, Departamento de Escuintla, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the evening on Saturday 2 January 2021 at 9:14 pm local time at a shallow depth of 22 km. 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Iztapa (pop. 4,000) located 52 km from the epicenter, Puerto San José (pop. 18,700) 59 km away, Taxisco (pop. 6,500) 61 km away, Guazacapan (pop. 7,100) 62 km away, Chiquimulilla (pop. 12,800) 63 km away, La Gomera (pop. 24,000) 88 km away, Barberena (pop. 30,500) 88 km away, and Escuintla (pop. 103,200) 93 km away.

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Earthquake data:

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Date & time: 2 Jan 9:14 pm (GMT -6) local time (3 Jan 2021 03:14 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 22.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.52°N / 90.48°W (North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala)
Primary data source: INETER

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