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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem897437
USGS iscgem897437

16 Jul 1948, 08:12

13 km SE of Río Bravo, Guatemala

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 41.4 km depth.

Depth41.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13 km SE of Río Bravo, Guatemala?

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14.310000, -91.240000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.26

9 km S of El Zapotal, Mexico

M 6.23

11 km ESE of El Chol, Guatemala

M 6.28

24 km SSE of Intipucá, El Salvador

M 6.22

5 km ESE of Iztapa, Guatemala

M 6.28

102 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador

M 6.3

Near Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem897437
Coordinates
14.31, -91.24
Network
iscgem
Significance
601