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A strong earthquake shook the border of Mexico and Guatemala early Sunday, driving frightened residents into the streets. The temblor struck just before 6 a.m. near the Mexican border town of ...
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Mexico-Guatemala border; A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shakes the Mexico-Guatemala border; no immediate report of damage; Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing; An apartment block collapses in a Russian border city after heavy shelling, injuring over a dozen
Plate tectonics in the Americas Motagua Fault (green line) and the Middle America Trench (pink line). Earthquakes are relatively frequent occurrences in Guatemala. [1] The country lies in a major fault zone known as the Motagua and Chixoy-Polochic fault complex, which cuts across Guatemala and forms the tectonic boundary between the Caribbean plate and the North American plate.
The 2022 Guatemala earthquake occurred on the early morning of February 16, 2022 in the southern regions of Guatemala. The quake measured a moment magnitude of 6.2 and reached a peak intensity of VI ( Strong ) on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale . [ 2 ]
The 2010 Guatemala City sinkhole was a disaster on 30 May 2010, in which an area approximately 20 m (65 feet) in diameter and 90 m (300 feet) deep collapsed in Guatemala City's Zona 2, swallowing a three-story factory.
The 2012 Guatemala earthquake occurred on November 7 at 10:35:45 local time.The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VII (Very strong).The epicenter was located in the Pacific Ocean, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Champerico in the department of Retalhuleu. [1]
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has shaken both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The quake was recorded just before 2 a.m. Tuesday local time and centered in the ...
This is a list of earthquakes in 2024. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, ... Guatemala, Santa Rosa, 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Taxisco: 6.1