Significant magnitude 5.8 earthquake 79 km southwest of Escuintla, Guatemala
5.8 quake Guatemala Dec 14, 2023 11:55 am (GMT -6)

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.8 quake in Guatemala near Escuintla, Municipio de Escuintla, Departamento de Escuintla, only 8 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Thursday, December 14th, 2023, at 11:55 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 60 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.6.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Concepcion (pop. 11,100) located 24 km from the epicenter, Pueblo Nuevo (pop. 18,200) 27 km away, La Gomera (pop. 24,000) 46 km away, Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa (pop. 112,800) 57 km away, Escuintla (pop. 103,200) 79 km away, and Quetzaltenango (pop. 132,200) 85 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Chimaltenango (pop. 82,400) located 97 km from the epicenter, Mixco (pop. 473,100) 113 km away, and Guatemala (pop. 994,900) 122 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 14, 2023 11:55 am (Guatemala time) local time (14 Dec 2023 17:55 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 60.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.07°N / 91.48°W (Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala)
Primary data source: EMSC
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