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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem897438
USGS iscgem897438

16 Jul 1948, 08:19

7 km S of Santa Bárbara, Guatemala

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 44.1 km depth.

Depth44.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km S of Santa Bárbara, Guatemala?

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14.364000, -91.227000

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M 6.09

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M 6.1

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem897438
Coordinates
14.364, -91.227
Network
iscgem
Significance
567