Moderate 4.5 quake hits near Tiquisate, Município de Tiquisate, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala
4.5 quake 26 Dec 10:06 am (GMT -6)

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Tiquisate, Município de Tiquisate, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala, was reported only 27 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 42.7 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Sunday, December 26th, 2021, at 10:06 am local time. 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 European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Tiquisate (pop. 18,200) located 8 km from the epicenter, Chicacao (pop. 20,400) 29 km away, Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa (pop. 62,100) 29 km away, La Gomera (pop. 24,000) 34 km away, San Pablo Jocopilas (pop. 20,300) 38 km away, and Santiago Atitlan (pop. 33,300) 40 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Escuintla (pop. 103,200) located 54 km from the epicenter, Palin (pop. 31,300) 65 km away, San Juan Sacatepéquez (pop. 136,900) 85 km away, and Guatemala (pop. 994,900) 92 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 26, 2021 10:06 am (GMT -6) local time (26 Dec 2021 16:06 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 42.7 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 14.28°N / 91.29°W (Municipality of Tiquisate, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala)
Primary data source: USGS
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