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Magnitude 4.8 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA

Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 07:06:42 UTC

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Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time
  • Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 07:06:42 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 01:06:42 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 14.25N 92.21W
    Depth 78 kilometers
    Region OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
    Distances 70 km (45 miles) S of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
    100 km (60 miles) SW of Quezaltenango, Guatemala
    185 km (115 miles) WSW of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
    930 km (580 miles) SE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 4.7 km; depth +/- 8.0 km
    Parameters Nst=199, Nph=199, Dmin=533.4 km, Rmss=0.73 sec, Erho=4.7 km, Erzz=8.0 km, Gp=79.9 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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