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M6.4 earthquake near Puerto Barrios, Izabal Department

16869 d ago · 9 Aug 1980, 05:45 UTC 19 km NNE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala on 9 Aug 1980, 05:45 UTC at a depth of 22 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 Barrios, about 20 km away in Izabal Department, Guatemala.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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