Earthquake details

Saturday, January 18, 1902 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guatemala on Saturday, January 18, 1902 at 23:23 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Colomba (Guatemala - GT), about 15.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -91.590 and latitude 14.710.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 14.710, -91.590
UTC time 1902-01-18 23:23:00.000
Location Quetzaltenango
Country Guatemala (GT)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1902-01-18

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