6.1 to 5.8 -magnitude earthquake hits Guatemala

Magnitude 5.8 - GUATEMALA

2011 September 19 18:34:00 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.8
Date-Time	Monday, September 19, 2011 at 18:34:00 UTC Monday, September 19, 2011 at 12:34:00 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	14.332°N, 90.142°W
Depth	39.4 km (24.5 miles)
Region	GUATEMALA
Distances	53 km (32 miles) SE of GUATEMALA, Guatemala 69 km (42 miles) E of Escuintla, Guatemala 74 km (45 miles) WNW of Santa Ana, El Salvador 1114 km (692 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 18.5 km (11.5 miles); depth +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles)
Parameters	NST=226, Nph=228, Dmin=303.9 km, Rmss=1.21 sec, Gp=122°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=5
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0005wx9

5.8-magnitude earthquake hits Guatemala

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Guatemala on Monday, about 53 kilometers (32 miles) southeast of Guatemala City, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

"We felt some strong termors. We heard that the first tremor registered about 4.8 and the second, 5.8," Evelyn Ruano, a spokeswoman with the President's office, told CNN. "There are people buried in rubble. Firefighters are on the scene in the department of Santa Rosa. We have one confirmed dead."

(Reuters) - A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Guatemala on Monday about 16 miles southeast of Cuilapa, Santa Rosa, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake, which was initially reported as a 6.1 magnitude, had a depth of 25 miles, the survey said.