Past earthquakes in or near Guatemala: 2020 - list, stats and map

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In 2020, Guatemala has had 816 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.9:

16 quakes above magnitude 5
177 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
482 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
121 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
20 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Strongest: Mag. 5.9 Earthquake 93 Km Al Noreste De Chiapas, México, Mexico -

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Past earthquakes in or near Guatemala: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Dec 31, 2020 02:48 pm (GMT -6)	4.1 15 km	163 km (101 mi) to the W	OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO	Info
Tuesday, December 29, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 29, 2020 04:30 pm (GMT -6)	4.3 10 km	102 km (63 mi) to the SW	118 Km Al SUROESTE De CD HIDALGO, CHIS, Mexico	Info
Dec 28, 2020 09:54 pm (GMT -6)	4.7 19 km	106 km (66 mi) to the S	North Pacific Ocean, 150 km south of Escuintla, Escuintla, Guatemala	Info
Monday, December 28, 2020 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 28, 2020 04:45 pm (GMT -6)	4.6 26 km	64 km (40 mi) to the SW	66 Km Al Suroeste De Tulate, Guatemala	Info
Dec 28, 2020 04:23 pm (GMT -6)	4.2 15 km	95 km (59 mi) to the SW	OFFSHORE GUATEMALA	Info
Dec 28, 2020 02:53 pm (Mexico City)	4.2 186 km	271 km (168 mi) to the NW	63 Km Al NOROESTE De CINTALAPA, CHIS, Mexico	Info
Sunday, December 27, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 27, 2020 01:27 am (Mexico City)	4.1 21 km	180 km (112 mi) to the NW	4 Km Al NORTE De PICHUCALCO, CHIS, Mexico	Info
Saturday, December 26, 2020 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 26, 2020 12:54 pm (GMT -6)	4.6 56 km	178 km (111 mi) to the W	122 Km Al SUROESTE De PIJIJIAPAN, CHIS, Mexico	Info
Dec 26, 2020 09:15 am (El Salvador)	4.6 8 km	184 km (114 mi) to the SE	12 Km Al Noroeste De Intipucá, El Salvador 2 reports	Info
Dec 26, 2020 06:28 am (GMT -6)	4.5 60 km	135 km (84 mi) to the W	121 Km Al Suroeste De Mapastepec, México, Mexico 1 report	Info
Thursday, December 24, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 24, 2020 06:17 am (Mexico City)	4.5 102 km	217 km (135 mi) to the W	54 Km Al Norte De Puerto Arista, México, Mexico	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.6 x 10¹⁴ joules (128 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.1 x 10⁵ tons of TNT or 6.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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