M5.1 earthquake near El Palmar, Quetzaltenango
3227 d ago · 15 Dec 2017, 09:07 UTC 8 km SSW of Zunil, Guatemala
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Zunil, Guatemala on 15 Dec 2017, 09:07 UTC at a depth of 101 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is El Palmar, about 10 km away in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
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