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Historic Earthquake
1993 Guatemala Earthquake
10 September 1993 · Southwest, Mexico · Guatemala
On 10 September 1993 at 19:12 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Guatemala (Southwest, Mexico), at a depth of 34 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 116 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person and injured 3.
- Date
- 10 September 1993
- Time
- 19:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 34 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Guatemala
- Nearest Volcano
- Volcán Tacaná (74 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20172017 Oaxaca and Chiapas Earthquake · M 8.298 deaths
- 20122012 Guatemala Earthquake · M 7.348 deaths
- 1950San Marcos · M 7.5
- 1942Near S Coast · M 7.7
- 1935Tuxtla Gutierrez, Guatemala · M 7.3
- 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