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Historic Earthquake
1991 Guatemala Earthquake
18 September 1991 · Guatemala City, Pachuta · Guatemala
On 18 September 1991 at 09:48 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Guatemala (Guatemala City, Pachuta), at a depth of 5 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 137 km from its boundary with the Caribbean Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 25 people and injured 200.
- Date
- 18 September 1991
- Time
- 09:48 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 5 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 25
- Injuries
- 200
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Guatemala
- Nearest Volcano
- Acatenango (20 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19761976 Guatemala Earthquake · M 7.523,000 deaths
- 1950San Marcos · M 7.5
- 1942Near S Coast · M 7.7
- 1935Tuxtla Gutierrez, Guatemala · M 7.3
- 1915El Salvador · M 7.77 deaths
- 1914Chiapas · M 7.5
- 1902Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas · M 7.8
- 1902Quezaltenango, San Marcos · M 7.52,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth