Magnitude 6.8 - OFFSHORE GUATEMALA

The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred 115 km (70 miles) SSW of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala at 1:29 PM MDT, Jun 13, 2007 (1:29 PM local time in Guatemala). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. No reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time; however, this earthquake may have caused damage due to its location and size.

Magnitude 6.8 Date-Time Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at 19:29:46 (UTC)= Coordinated Universal Time Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at 2:29:46 PM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 13.628°N, 90.732°W Depth 64.8 km (40.3 miles) Region OFFSHORE GUATEMALA Distances 115 km (70 miles) SSW of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala135 km (85 miles) WSW of Santa Ana, El Salvador155 km (95 miles) SSE of Quezaltenango, Guatemala1110 km (690 miles) SE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles); depth +/- 5.5 km (3.4 miles) Parameters Nst=155, Nph=155, Dmin=774.9 km, Rmss=0.93 sec, Gp=133°,M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID us2007dnbi