Light earthquake of magnitude 4.7 just reported 21 km southwest of Champerico, Guatemala - VolcanoDiscovery

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Sun, 3 Jan 2021, 03:45

03:45 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.7 quake 2 Jan 9:25 pm (GMT -6)

The Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER) reported a magnitude 4.7 quake in Guatemala near Champerico, Municipio de Champerico, Departamento de Retalhuleu, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the evening on Saturday 2 January 2021 at 9:25 pm local time at a shallow depth of 28 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.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Champerico (pop. 7,800) located 21 km from the epicenter, Ocos (pop. 9,500) 49 km away, Retalhuleu (pop. 36,700) 57 km away, San Sebastian (pop. 14,800) 61 km away, Nuevo San Carlos (pop. 19,200) 61 km away, Coatepeque (pop. 45,700) 66 km away, and Mazatenango (pop. 44,100) 69 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Quetzaltenango (pop. 132,200) located 94 km from the epicenter.
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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Earthquake data:

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Date & time: 2 Jan 9:25 pm (GMT -6) local time (3 Jan 2021 03:25 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 28.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.12°N / 91.98°W (North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala)
Primary data source: INETER

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