Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake - Departamento de Sacatepéquez, 27 km west of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala, on Saturday, Aug 6, 2022 at 9:07 am (GMT -6) -
Updated: Tue, Aug 9, 2022 01:26 GMT -
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Minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 191 km depth
6 Aug 15:14 UTC: First to report: INETER after 7 minutes.
6 Aug 15:21: Magnitude recalculated from 3.5 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 190.0 to 191.0 km (from 118 to 119 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 5.5 km (3.4 mi) towards N.
6 Aug 15:21: Magnitude recalculated from 3.5 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 190.0 to 191.0 km (from 118 to 119 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 5.5 km (3.4 mi) towards N.
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Earthquake details
| Date & time | Aug 6, 2022 15:07:22 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Aug 6, 2022 at 9:07 am (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.6 |
| Depth | 191.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 14.62°N / 90.762°W  (Departamento de Sacatepéquez, Guatemala) |
| Antipode | 14.62°S / 89.238°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearest volcano | Agua (17 km / 11 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Pastores (Sacatepéquez) (pop: 10,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 4 km (3 mi) SW of Sumpango (Sacatepéquez) (pop: 20,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 7 km (4 mi) NNW of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala (Sacatepéquez) (pop: 39,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) SE of Chimaltenango (pop: 82,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) N of Ciudad Vieja (Sacatepéquez) (pop: 30,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) W of Mixco (Guatemala) (pop: 473,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) SW of San Juan Sacatepéquez (Guatemala) (pop: 136,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) W of Guatemala (pop: 994,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  22.5°C (73 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.6 | 191 km | 8 Km Al Sureste De Chimaltenango, Guatemala | INETER |
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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Date and time GMT | Mag Depth | Distance | Location | Details |
| Sep 23, 1902 20:18 120 years ago | 7.8 0 km | 285km / 177mi | 39 km SE of Villaflores, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Jan 13, 2001 17:33 22 years ago | 7.7 60 km | 286km / 178mi | 91 km SE of San Salvador, El Salvador | More |
| Aug 6, 1942 23:37 80 years ago | 7.7 35 km | 94km / 58mi | 26 km S of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala | More |
| Feb 4, 1976 09:01 47 years ago | 7.5 5 km | 195km / 121mi | Municipio de Los Amates, 70 km SW of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala | More |
| Apr 19, 1902 02:23 120 years ago | 7.5 0 km | 74km / 46mi | 10.8 km SE of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala | More |
| Nov 7, 2012 16:35 10 years ago | 7.4 24 km | 148km / 92mi | North Pacific Ocean, 35 km S of Champerico, Guatemala | More |
| Jun 19, 1982 06:21 40 years ago | 7.3 73 km | 206km / 128mi | 45 km SW of San Salvador, El Salvador | More |
| Apr 29, 1970 14:01 52 years ago | 7.3 35 km | 204km / 127mi | 60 km SW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Dec 14, 1935 22:05 87 years ago | 7.3 35 km | 174km / 108mi | 4.6 km E of Puerto Madero, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Sep 10, 1993 19:12 29 years ago | 7.2 34 km | 203km / 126mi | 47 km SW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Oct 23, 1950 16:13 72 years ago | 7.2 65 km | 129km / 80mi | 1.9 km N of Champerico, Departamento de Retalhuleu, Guatemala | More |
| Dec 2, 1983 03:09 39 years ago | 7.0 67 km | 140km / 87mi | 71 km S of Coatepec, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | More |
| Jun 28, 1944 07:58 78 years ago | 7.0 25 km | 232km / 144mi | 95 km SW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Feb 4, 1921 08:22 102 years ago | 7.0 15 km | 118km / 73mi | Departamento del Quiché, 41 km NW of San Cristobal, Guatemala | More |
| Jun 14, 2017 07:29 5 years ago | 6.9 104 km | 113km / 70mi | 4.8 km W of Cabrican, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | More |
| Jul 7, 2014 11:23 8 years ago | 6.9 60 km | 178km / 110mi | 1.2 km N of El Encanto, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Mar 14, 1994 20:51 28 years ago | 6.9 164 km | 235km / 146mi | La Concordia, 42 km SW of Comitan, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Jul 14, 1930 22:40 92 years ago | 6.9 15 km | 94km / 58mi | 6.5 km N of Moyuta, Departamento de Jutiapa, Guatemala | More |
| Jan 24, 1929 20:36 94 years ago | 6.9 15 km | 179km / 111mi | 144 km S of Escuintla, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala | More |
| Jun 22, 2017 12:31 5 years ago | 6.8 32 km | 85km / 53mi | North Pacific Ocean, 12 km SE of San Jose, Guatemala | More |
| Sep 3, 1993 12:35 29 years ago | 6.8 27 km | 210km / 131mi | 65 km SW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Oct 27, 1979 14:35 43 years ago | 6.8 58 km | 88km / 55mi | 53 km S of Escuintla, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala | More |
| Nov 17, 1953 13:29 69 years ago | 6.8 25 km | 202km / 126mi | 225 km SW of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| Apr 17, 1919 20:53 103 years ago | 6.8 35 km | 111km / 69mi | 34 km S of Retalhuleu, Departamento de Retalhuleu, Guatemala | More |
| Oct 16, 2008 19:41 14 years ago | 6.7 24 km | 174km / 108mi | 20 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Jun 13, 2007 19:29 15 years ago | 6.7 23 km | 120km / 74mi | 47 km SE of San Jose, Guatemala | More |
| Aug 28, 1955 20:13 67 years ago | 6.7 45 km | 107km / 67mi | 31 km SW of San Jose, Guatemala | More |
| Dec 5, 1939 08:30 83 years ago | 6.7 45 km | 122km / 76mi | 24 km SW of Retalhuleu, Departamento de Retalhuleu, Guatemala | More |
| Feb 10, 1929 15:39 94 years ago | 6.7 30 km | 104km / 64mi | 26 km S of San Jose, Guatemala | More |
| May 30, 2019 09:03 3 years ago | 6.6 65 km | 222km / 138mi | North Pacific Ocean, 28 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador | More |
| Sep 7, 2013 00:13 9 years ago | 6.6 67 km | 144km / 90mi | Quetzaltenango, 5.4 km SE of Ciudad Tecun Uman, Ayutla, San Marcos, Guatemala | More |
| Feb 13, 2001 14:22 21 years ago | 6.6 10 km | 223km / 139mi | Departamento de Cuscatlan, 27 km E of San Salvador, El Salvador | More |
| Jan 10, 1998 08:20 25 years ago | 6.6 33 km | 81km / 51mi | 18 km S of Mazatenango, Suchitepeque, Guatemala | More |
| Nov 3, 1988 14:47 34 years ago | 6.6 69 km | 89km / 55mi | Santa Rosa, 85 km S of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| Oct 27, 1979 21:43 43 years ago | 6.6 65 km | 94km / 58mi | 58 km S of Escuintla, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala | More |
| Apr 29, 1970 11:22 52 years ago | 6.6 35 km | 226km / 140mi | 83 km SW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Nov 19, 1936 21:10 86 years ago | 6.6 45 km | 81km / 50mi | Santa Rosa, 13 km E of Iztapa, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala | More |
| May 1, 1924 19:54 98 years ago | 6.6 20 km | 308km / 191mi | 120 km SW of Usulutan, El Salvador | More |
| Oct 19, 1918 03:23 104 years ago | 6.6 35 km | 115km / 71mi | 20 km W of Ahuachapan, Ahuachapán, Departamento de Ahuachapan, El Salvador | More |
| Feb 1, 2019 16:14 4 years ago | 6.5 107 km | 150km / 93mi | 6.7 km W of Malacatan, Malacatán, San Marcos, Guatemala | More |
| Nov 11, 2012 22:15 10 years ago | 6.5 27 km | 160km / 99mi | North Pacific Ocean, 31 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala | More |
| Jan 21, 2003 02:46 20 years ago | 6.5 24 km | 111km / 69mi | 99 km S of Villa Canales, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| Nov 9, 1997 22:56 25 years ago | 6.5 176 km | 227km / 141mi | Departamento de Cabañas, 45 km NE of San Salvador, El Salvador | More |
| Apr 6, 1982 19:56 40 years ago | 6.5 65 km | 146km / 91mi | 49 km SW of Coatepec, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | More |
| Apr 28, 1959 11:09 63 years ago | 6.5 25 km | 167km / 104mi | 9.3 km W of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Jul 27, 1940 13:32 82 years ago | 6.5 35 km | 95km / 59mi | 24 km S of Concepcion, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala | More |
| Dec 31, 1996 12:41 26 years ago | 6.4 100 km | 273km / 169mi | 55 km SE of Villaflores, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Aug 9, 1980 05:45 42 years ago | 6.4 22 km | 279km / 174mi | 20 km NE of Puerto Barrios, Departamento de Izabal, Guatemala | More |
| Sep 3, 1955 12:36 67 years ago | 6.4 44 km | 101km / 63mi | 24 km S of San Jose, Guatemala | More |
| May 3, 2009 16:21 13 years ago | 6.3 108 km | 42km / 26mi | Suchitepeque, 5.4 km S of San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala | More |
| Nov 20, 2004 22:01 18 years ago | 6.3 41 km | 158km / 98mi | 52 km SW of Sonsonate, El Salvador | More |
| Mar 12, 2000 22:21 22 years ago | 6.3 62 km | 185km / 115mi | Huehuetan, 22 km W of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Jun 6, 1999 07:08 23 years ago | 6.3 33 km | 80km / 50mi | 87 km S of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| May 10, 1998 06:05 24 years ago | 6.3 33 km | 105km / 65mi | 93 km S of Villa Canales, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| May 30, 1992 16:30 30 years ago | 6.3 55 km | 234km / 146mi | 89 km SW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Jun 3, 1985 02:45 37 years ago | 6.3 66 km | 174km / 108mi | 75 km SW of Sonsonate, El Salvador | More |
| Feb 16, 2022 07:12 25 weeks ago | 6.2 84 km | 75km / 46mi | 33 km SW of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala | More |
| Nov 20, 2019 04:27 3 years ago | 6.2 10 km | 250km / 156mi | North Pacific Ocean, 98 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Mar 25, 2013 23:02 9 years ago | 6.2 201 km | 36km / 22mi | 6.2 km N of San Jose Pinula, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| Jan 21, 2012 18:47 11 years ago | 6.2 45 km | 243km / 151mi | North Pacific Ocean, 65 km SW of Huixtla, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Sep 18, 1991 09:48 31 years ago | 6.2 5 km | 24km / 15mi | Municipio de Patzun, 5 km SE of Patzun, Guatemala | More |
| Jan 15, 2021 16:10 1 year 29 weeks ago | 6.1 16 km | 172km / 107mi | North Pacific Ocean, 57 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala | More |
| Apr 15, 2008 03:03 14 years ago | 6.1 33 km | 119km / 74mi | 47 km SE of San Jose, Guatemala | More |
| Mar 17, 2005 13:37 17 years ago | 6.1 197 km | 88km / 55mi | 11 km N of Momostenango, Departamento de Totonicapan, Guatemala | More |
| Feb 28, 2001 18:50 21 years ago | 6.1 65 km | 256km / 159mi | Departamento de La Paz, 60 km SE of San Salvador, El Salvador | More |
| May 8, 1999 22:12 23 years ago | 6.1 39 km | 135km / 84mi | 55 km S of Coatepec, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | More |
| Mar 3, 1998 02:24 24 years ago | 6.1 63 km | 80km / 50mi | 18 km S of Mazatenango, Suchitepeque, Guatemala | More |
| Dec 22, 1997 10:03 25 years ago | 6.1 59 km | 109km / 68mi | 86 km S of Villa Canales, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| Dec 18, 1997 15:02 25 years ago | 6.1 182 km | 235km / 146mi | Departamento de Cabañas, 51 km E of San Salvador, El Salvador | More |
| Dec 31, 1974 20:21 48 years ago | 6.1 39 km | 127km / 79mi | 48 km S of Retalhuleu, Departamento de Retalhuleu, Guatemala | More |
| May 12, 2017 10:41 5 years ago | 6.0 10 km | 205km / 127mi | North Pacific Ocean, 126 km SW of San Salvador, El Salvador | More |
| Apr 25, 2016 07:07 6 years ago | 6.0 10 km | 239km / 149mi | North Pacific Ocean, 65 km SW of Puerto Madero, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Apr 15, 2016 14:11 6 years ago | 6.0 10 km | 207km / 128mi | North Pacific Ocean, 229 km SW of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| Jul 29, 2012 12:22 10 years ago | 6.0 36 km | 175km / 109mi | North Pacific Ocean, 26 km SW of Ocos, Ocós, San Marcos, Guatemala | More |
| May 1, 2012 22:43 10 years ago | 6.0 14 km | 232km / 144mi | North Pacific Ocean, 90 km SW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Mexico | More |
| Dec 3, 2006 20:52 16 years ago | 6.0 61 km | 85km / 53mi | 19 km SW of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala | More |
| Dec 13, 2004 15:23 18 years ago | 6.0 62 km | 204km / 126mi | 39 km SW of San Salvador, El Salvador | More |
| Aug 25, 2003 06:28 19 years ago | 6.0 100 km | 73km / 45mi | 5.6 km S of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala | More |
| Nov 9, 2002 00:14 20 years ago | 6.0 33 km | 108km / 67mi | 68 km S of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala | More |
| Jan 19, 2001 01:12 22 years ago | 6.0 93 km | 227km / 141mi | 74 km NW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Dec 4, 1997 14:56 25 years ago | 6.0 81 km | 110km / 68mi | 95 km S of Villa Canales, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| Apr 10, 1994 17:36 28 years ago | 6.0 100 km | 134km / 83mi | 38 km SW of San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, Guatemala | More |
| Sep 12, 1993 03:22 29 years ago | 6.0 68 km | 95km / 59mi | 91 km S of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| Sep 10, 1993 18:58 29 years ago | 6.0 63 km | 217km / 135mi | 77 km SW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Sep 28, 1992 07:41 30 years ago | 6.0 67 km | 128km / 79mi | 93 km S of Escuintla, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala | More |
| May 23, 1992 10:30 30 years ago | 6.0 75 km | 151km / 94mi | 91 km W of San Salvador, El Salvador | More |
| Jul 5, 1986 22:09 36 years ago | 6.0 112 km | 217km / 135mi | 72 km NW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Aug 20, 1971 21:36 51 years ago | 6.0 28 km | 231km / 143mi | 253 km SW of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| May 12, 2021 08:45 1 year 13 weeks ago | 5.9 37 km | 146km / 91mi | North Pacific Ocean, 41 km SW of Sonsonate, El Salvador | More |
| Dec 19, 2019 12:35 3 years ago | 5.9 59 km | 109km / 68mi | North Pacific Ocean, 42 km S of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala | More |
| Jan 18, 2010 15:40 13 years ago | 5.9 55 km | 120km / 75mi | 35 km S of Moyuta, Departamento de Jutiapa, Guatemala | More |
| Nov 26, 2009 19:08 13 years ago | 5.9 57 km | 154km / 96mi | 12 km SW of Acajutla, Departamento de Sonsonate, El Salvador | More |
| Feb 25, 2004 18:22 18 years ago | 5.9 36 km | 165km / 102mi | 85 km S of Coatepec, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | More |
| Jan 23, 2001 05:23 22 years ago | 5.9 64 km | 69km / 43mi | Municipio de San José, Departamento de Escuintla, 81 km SW of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| Jan 19, 1988 11:36 35 years ago | 5.9 165 km | 25km / 16mi | Municipio de Escuintla, Departamento de Escuintla, 44 km SW of Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala | More |
| Feb 15, 1986 21:37 37 years ago | 5.9 136 km | 72km / 45mi | Departamento de Solola, 13 km SE of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | More |
| Sep 11, 1956 09:54 66 years ago | 5.9 25 km | 125km / 78mi | 52 km SW of San Jose, Guatemala | More |
| Mar 11, 1954 10:30 68 years ago | 5.9 60 km | 84km / 52mi | 21 km S of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala | More |
| Aug 24, 1953 13:21 69 years ago | 5.9 59 km | 86km / 53mi | Suchitepeque, 12 km SW of Pueblo Nuevo, Guatemala | More |
| Feb 13, 1951 16:28 72 years ago | 5.9 25 km | 135km / 84mi | 58 km S of San Jose, Guatemala | More |
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