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2017 Guatemala earthquake is located in Guatemala
2017 Guatemala earthquake
Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Champerico
Champerico
Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango
San Marcos
San Marcos
UTC time2017-06-14 07:29:04
 2017-06-22 12:31:03
ISC event616639690
 611834165
USGS-ANSSComCat
 ComCat
Local time 
 1:29:04
 6:31:03
Magnitude6.9 Mw
 6.8 Mw
Depth93.0 km (58 mi)
 38.1 km (24 mi)
Epicenter14°54′32″N 92°00′32″W / 14.909°N 92.009°W / 14.909; -92.009
TypeNormal
Thrust
Areas affectedGuatemala and Mexico
Max. intensityMMI VII (Very strong)
LandslidesYes
Casualties5 dead, 30 injured
4 injured

The 2017 Guatemala earthquake struck near the city of Malacatán in the San Marcos Department, near the Guatemala–Mexico border at 1:29 am local time (UTC−06:00) on June 14.[1] The earthquake killed five people, and caused 30 injuries, 11 of which were from Chiapas, Mexico across the border.[2] No tsunami warning was issued.

The earthquake was followed up by a large Mw 6.8 earthquake on June 22 off the coast of the Escuintla Department although both events are not directly related. There were no fatalities but four people were injured and damage reported.[3]

  1. ^ "5 Dead in Magnitude-6.9 Earthquake in Western Guatemala". VOA News. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 18 Dec 2020.
  2. ^ Menchu, Sofia (14 June 2017). "Strong quake kills two as church collapses in Guatemala, shakes Mexico". Reuters. Retrieved 18 Dec 2020.
  3. ^ Castillo, Mariano (22 June 2017). "Magnitude 6.8 earthquake causes damage in Guatemala, officials say". CNN. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

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