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M4.5 earthquake near Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango

Name: M4.5 earthquake near Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango
Start: 2017-08-11T01:07:17.19+00:00
Location: 67 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala

3355 d ago · 11 Aug 2017, 01:07 UTC 67 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 67 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala on 11 Aug 2017, 01:07 UTC at a depth of 28 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Coatepeque, about 104 km away in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.

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First reported by USGS
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