- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 29, 1978 CE
- Location:
- Guatemala, Patzun
- Magnitude:
- 4.5 Ms
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Deaths:
- 17
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 4.5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.7
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
Other earthquake records of 1978 CE
- Iran, Tabas · Mw 7.4 · 20,000 deaths
- Iran, Masjed-E-Soleyman · Mw 6.1 · 76 deaths
- Greece, Thessaloniki · Ms 6.4 · 50 deaths
- Japan, Sanriku · Ms 7.7 · 28 deaths
- Iran, Rasht, Siahbil · Mw 6.3 · 26 deaths
- Japan, Tokkaido, Oshima · Ms 6.6 · 25 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1978 CE Earthquake — Guatemala, Patzun happen?
- July 29, 1978 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 17. Historical death tolls vary by source.