There was a moderate earthquake in Chiapas, Mexico very near the border with Guatemala. The details:
Magnitude: 5.6
Date-Time: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 10:52:20 UTC
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 04:52:20 AM at epicenter
Location: 16.095°N, 91.174°W
Depth: 47.9 km (29.8 miles)
Region: CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Distances: 105 km (65 miles) E of Comitan, Chiapas, Mexico
115 km (70 miles) NW of Coban, Guatemala
175 km (110 miles) NNW of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
930 km (570 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 7 km (4.3 miles); depth +/- 13.2 km (8.2 miles)
Parameters: NST=165, Nph=165, Dmin=550.7 km, Rmss=1.09 sec, Gp=151°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Event ID: us2010tbaz
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tbaz.php#details
Damages or death have not been reported.
5.6 Guatemala-Mexico border
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5.6 Guatemala-Mexico border
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