A M6.2 earthquake struck near Mazatenango, Suchitepeque, Guatemala, early morning on Wednesday, February 16th, 2022, at 1:12 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface.
It was felt across Guatemala and people panicked ran out of their homes. Netizens also reported feeling rumblings in El Salvador and Mexico.
That first strong earthquake was followed by two other aftershocks, with a magnitude of 5 and 4.8 on the Richter scale.
The strong and shallow quake was felt widely and has caused widespread light to moderate damage. As of now, many people in the area have reported landslides on highways, structural damage in some communities and power outages.
Neither injuries nor deaths have been reported yet.
Estimated released energy is 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!)
Here some user reports:
Strong shaking with loud rumbling. Trees and power poles swaying. Cracking of structures and sounds of structural collapse heard. Interior furniture seen to shake and move.
Woken up by room swinging side to side (east to west) gently at first but quite strongly towards the end.
Strong shaking with entire house seeming to move up, down, and sideways. We ran outside and took refuge in our car. Lights and wifi still on
Very strong shaking. Light fixtures swinging. Ran outside with daughter. Serious earthquake.
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