Epicenter of the earthquake that shook the nation was positioned close to the Motagua fault – 2024-06-12 06:58:27

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 shook a number of departments within the middle of the nation this Tuesday, June 11, whose epicenter was positioned 17 kilometers from Guatemala Metropolis, close to San Pedro Ayampuc, reported official sources, who didn’t report injury to infrastructure or losses. human.

In accordance with the Nationwide Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh), the earthquake, recorded at 8:55 p.m., was felt with larger depth within the departments of Guatemala, Sacatepéquez and Chimaltenango, as a result of proximity to the epicenter.

The placement of the epicenter generated some doubts on social networks; Nonetheless, Insivumeh and the Guatemala Seismological Service of the Mariano Gálvez College level out that the place is positioned within the space of ​​the Motagua fault.

Consultants from the Mariano Gálvez College level out that “nothing in seismology is regular,” however they guarantee that the situation of the epicenter “is probably going for an earthquake.”

In the meantime, the Insivumeh defined that earthquakes always happen in that space, however in contrast to this Tuesday, most are imperceptible to people.

They level out that within the final week at the least 200 earthquakes had been recorded, however of those solely the one tonight was delicate, so the situation of the epicenter shouldn’t elevate doubts.

Just like the consultants from the Mariano Gálvez College, the Insivumeh seismologists level out that the telluric motion was as a result of exercise of the Motagua fault.

They add that it have to be taken under consideration that Guatemala is a extremely seismic nation.

For her half, Steffy Barrera, spokesperson for the Nationwide Coordinator for Catastrophe Discount (Conred), stated the earthquake was delicate within the areas of Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Jalapa, Quetzaltenango, Quiché, Sacatepéquez , Santa Rosa, Sololá, and Totonicapán.

“The Government Secretariat of Conred reminds the inhabitants that, if they’re conscious of any emergency or catastrophe scenario, activate the Conred system by calling 119.”