7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Guatamala

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7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Guatemala

News just breaking....checking for links

[Waiting2go]

Breaking on Fox right now...............

Guatemala struck by 6.8 magnitude earthquake off pacific.

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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT07164221.


Region: NEAR COAST OF GUATEMALA
Geographic coordinates: 13.628N, 90.731W
Magnitude: 6.8 Mw
Depth: 64 km
Universal Time (UTC): 13 Jun 2007 19:29:46
Time near the Epicenter: 13 Jun 2007 14:29:46

Location with respect to nearby cities:
75 km (46 miles) S (176 degrees) of Escuintla, Escuintla, Guatemala
84 km (52 miles) SSE (159 degrees) of Santa LucÃ*a Cotzumalguapa, Escuintla, Guatemala
86 km (53 miles) SSW (212 degrees) of Cuilapa, Santa Rosa, Guatemala
101 km (63 miles) S (189 degrees) of Villa Nueva, Guatemala, Guatemala
114 km (71 miles) SSW (192 degrees) of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2007dnbi

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007dnbi.php

[BeenReady]

Oh Lord.

[ChayilWoman]

I noticed on the news page there were 4 news worthy ones Sunday or Monday, but none that big. Here's the link to the story as it develops...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,281939,00.html

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I noticed on the news page there were 4 news worthy ones Sunday or Monday, but none that big. Here's the link to the story as it develops...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,281939,00.html

Thanks ChayilWoman for posting the link. They didn't have one yet when I looked for one earlier. I never heard about the other ones.

[ChayilWoman]

They were on the RR daily news page Monday morning... :thumb

[jeffrebferren]

Looks like they had one last week too.... 1 mile away from todays....


Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Friday, June 08, 2007 at 15:08:38 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Friday, June 08, 2007 at 10:08:38 AM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
13.66N 90.78W
Depth
38.9 kilometers
Region
OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Distances
110 km (70 miles) SSW of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
140 km (85 miles) WSW of Santa Ana, El Salvador
150 km (95 miles) SSE of Quezaltenango, Guatemala
1095 km (680 miles) SE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico

Location Uncertainty
Error estimate: horizontal +/- 7.0 km; depth fixed by location program
Parameters
Nst=142, Nph=222, Dmin=1583.5 km, Rmss=1.10 sec, Erho=7.0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=126.1 degrees
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usdia6

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Guatemala Earthquake: Guatemala Rocked By 6.8 Earthquake

Guatemala Earthquake Update - An Earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 has struck the Latin American Nation of Guatemala. The quake has struck just off the Pacific coast of Guatemala, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The USGS had previously reported the quake, which hit 46 miles (75 km) south of the coastal town of Escuintla, as having a magnitude of 7.2.
http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_21286290.shtml

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Strong earthquake rocks Guatemala

Firefighters in Guatemala City said they had no immediate reports of injury or damages, however the earthquake may have caused damage due to its location and size, the geological survey said.

The quake was felt in neighboring El Salvador.


http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-06-13-guatemala_N.htm

[BeenReady]

Any news on a possilble tsunami?