Magnitude 5.6 - OFFSHORE GUATEMALA

[masaji79]

Magnitude 5.9 - OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
2008 May 27 11:28:01 UTC



Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time

* Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 11:28:01 UTC
* Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 06:28:01 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 13.739°N, 90.917°W
Depth 73.5 km (45.7 miles)
Region OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Distances 110 km (65 miles) SSW of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
135 km (85 miles) SSE of Quezaltenango, Guatemala
150 km (95 miles) W of Santa Ana, El Salvador
1080 km (670 miles) SE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles); depth +/- 16.2 km (10.1 miles)
Parameters NST=159, Nph=159, Dmin=395.1 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Gp=137°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2008snaw

[Ed Mahmoud]

I'm guessing 5.9 isn't big enough for a significant tsunami?

[masaji79]

I think generally the rule of thumb is a Tsunami would occur with a magnitude 7 or greater. Usually.

[masaji79]

Revised down to a 5.6

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/rec ... 08snaw.php