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M6.2 earthquake near Puerto San José, Escuintla

35640 d ago · 19 Mar 1929, 20:53 UTC 5 km ESE of Iztapa, Guatemala

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Iztapa, Guatemala on 19 Mar 1929, 20:53 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Puerto San José, about 17 km away in Escuintla, Guatemala.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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