2010 January 18, Guatemala

Country:

Guatemala

Date (local):

January 18, 2010, 09:40:26

Date (UTC):

15:40:26

Magnitude:

5.9 M_w

Max. Intensity:^[1]

VI

Population exposure:^[1]

VI	107,000
V	1,908,000

Depth:

55 km

Epicenter coordinates:

13.713°N, 90.225°W

Epicenter location:

southern coast of Guatemala

Flinn-Engdahl region:

071 — Near coast of Guatemala

Type:

subduction zone

Countries/
regions affected:

Guatemala, El Salvador

Tectonic plates:

Cocos Plate, North American Plate

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 This information is based on an automatic estimation by the PAGER system and is sometimes not updated when the magnitude of the earthquake is updated. It might therefore be not correct.

Earthquakes in 2010, Mexico – Guatemala area (M5.5 and above)

18 Jan (5.9) • 8 Feb (5.7) • 23 Feb (5.5) • 18 Apr (5.6)

Earthquakes in the FE region 071 (Near coast of Guatemala) in 2001–2010

8 Nov 2002 (6.0) • 20 Jan 2003 (6.5) • 5 Feb 2003 (5.6) • 20 Nov 2004 (6.3) • 3 Dec 2006 (6.0) • 8 Jun 2007 (5.8) • 8 Jun 2007 (5.5) • 13 Jun 2007 (6.7) • 14 Apr 2008 (6.1) • 27 May 2008 (5.7) • 21 May 2009 (5.5) • 18 Jan 2010 (5.9)

[PAGER-1] 1.0 ^1.1 This information is based on an automatic estimation by the PAGER system and is sometimes not updated when the magnitude of the earthquake is updated. It might therefore be not correct.

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