Guatemala

M6.4 earthquake shakes coast of Mexico, Guatemala

Normal-mechanism event in the sinking Cocos slab at the Middle America Trench

May 12 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M6.1 in sinking slab shakes Guatemala

A reminder of the high seismic hazard and risk faced by the region

Jan 27 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Shaking across Central America caused by M6.5 quake in sinking slab

Possibility of fatalities and liquefaction but no confirmed reports

Jul 19, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M6.4 subduction earthquake below Guatemala is among deepest ever recorded there

Shallow fault systems pose much greater seismic hazard to the region

May 18, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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