M 6.2 earthquake struck near Guatemala City, Guatemala

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake was registered 10 km (6 miles) ESE of Guatemala City, Guatemala on March 25, 2013 at 23:02:14 UTC. The epicenter was located 6 km (3 miles) NNW of San Jose Pinula and 7 km (4 miles) ENE of Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala at coordinates 14.599°N, 90.428°W. Epicenter was located at depth of 200.5 km (124.6 miles).

Magnitude	6.2
Date-Time	Monday, March 25, 2013 at 23:02:14 UTC Monday, March 25, 2013 at 05:02:14 PM at epicenter
Location	14.599°N, 90.428°W
Depth	200.5 km (124.6 miles)
Region	GUATEMALA
Distances	6 km (3 miles) NNW of San Jose Pinula, Guatemala 7 km (4 miles) ENE of Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala 10 km (6 miles) ESE of Guatemala City, Guatemala 10 km (6 miles) SW of Palencia, Guatemala
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 19.7 km (12.2 miles); depth +/- 11.4 km (7.1 miles)
Parameters	NST= 85, Nph= 91, Dmin=346.2 km, Rmss=1.19 sec, Gp=104°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb000frwy

 
USGS and EMSC reported M 6.2 at depth of 200 km and local INSUVIMEH recorded M 5.8 at about the same depth. Considering the depth of epicenter, this was not dangerous earthquake. However, this is still preliminary numbers.

USGS Shakemap

EMSC epicenter view

Earthquake report by INSUVIMEH

 
Featured image credit: USGS Shake Map