- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 5, 1939 CE
- Location:
- 17 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala
- Magnitude:
- 6.82 Mw
- Depth:
- 45 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.458
Other earthquake records of 1939 CE
- Turkey, Erzincan · Mw 7.8 · 32,700 deaths
- Chile, Chillan · Ms 8.3 · 30,000 deaths
- Turkey · M 6.5 · 41 deaths
- Peru, Pomacanchi · 37 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: Nw · Ms 7 · 27 deaths
- Ghana, Accra · Mw 6.4 · 22 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.8 - 17 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala (1939 CE) happen?
- December 5, 1939 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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