Earthquake details

Friday, August 7, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guatemala on Friday, August 7, 1964 at 15:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Retalhuleu (Guatemala - GT), about 38.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -91.804 and latitude 14.213.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 54.0 km
Coordinates 14.213, -91.804
UTC time 1964-08-07 15:31:18.790
Location Retalhuleu
Country Guatemala (GT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-08-07

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