earthquake geatemala info

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EDIS Number: EQ-20100118-165722-GT Common Alerting Protocol
Magnitude: 6.0
Mercalli scale: 6
Date-Time [UTC]: 18 January, 2010 at 15:40:32 UTC
Local Date/Time: Monday, January 18, 2010 at 15:40 in the afternoon at epicenter
Location: 13° 48.600, 90° 12.000
Depth: 103 km (64.00 miles)
Region: Middle America
Country: Guatemala
Distances: 18.61 km (11.56 miles) W of Pasaco, Departamento de Jutiapa
Source: RSOE-EMSC
Generated Tsunami: Not or no data!

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I do not know about all of you but all the recent tremors and earthquakes being felt in all the different parts of the world are starting to freak me out. Could the 2012 prophecy really be more than just a movie flick? Is the world already embarked on the road leading to Armageddon?

The latest in the string of tremors to rock the Earth’s surface comes in the form of a Guatemala earthquake. The Guatemala earthquake which, according to news sources & excerpts, struck at about forty minutes after nine in the morning (according to Guatemala local timing) measured up at six points on the Richter scale. As of now, in the after wake of the Guatemala earthquake, there have been no accounts of either human injuries nor damage to the infrastructure. However, the authorities are not ready to call it a day just yet and are in pursuit of further verification.

According to word from the United States Geological Survey officials, the Guatemala earthquake landed on the Pacific coastline of the state’s capital metropolis, Guatemala City. The originating point was measure at approximately sixty miles towards the south western vicinity of the capital municipality. The Guatemala earthquake not only rocked the state of Guatemala but also extended its tremors to the neighboring states of Mexico & El Salvador.

With the arrival of the Guatemala earthquake, the last seven days have now witnessed three earthquakes in three different parts of the world; Port Au Prince (Haiti), Oklahoma City (Oklahoma, United States) and Guatemala City (Guatemala).

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Just after six days from the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti, at 10:40 a.m. EST, a massive earthquake struck Guatemala City which is about 60 miles away from Republic of Guatemala, 39km west-southwest of Ahuachapan, El Salvador and 53km west-southwest of Cuilapa. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook the whole city vigorously from about 64 miles below the earth, taking citizens by surprise.

Guatemala City has been affected several times by earthquakes. The worst quakes were registered in 1917/1918 and 1976. There are also four volcanoes, which are visible from the city, two of them active. The nearest and most active is Pacaya, which at times expels a considerable amount of ash. Mudslides are common there as well because due to heavy rainfalls some of the humble neighborhoods built at the edge of steep valleys are frequently washed away and buried under mudslides, as in October 2005.