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
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Last edited by masaji79 on Tue May 27, 2008 6:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Magnitude 5.9 - OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
I'm guessing 5.9 isn't big enough for a significant tsunami?
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Re: Magnitude 5.9 - OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
I think generally the rule of thumb is a Tsunami would occur with a magnitude 7 or greater. Usually.
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