- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 18, 1902 CE
- Location:
- Guatemala, San Martin, Quezaltenango
- Magnitude:
- 6.3 Ms
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.3
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 6.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.5
Other earthquake records of 1902 CE
- China, Xinjiang, Turkestan · Mw 7.7 · 5,653 deaths
- Uzbekistan, Andizhan · Ms 6.4 · 4,880 deaths
- Guatemala, Quezaltenango, San Marcos · Ms 7.5 · 2,000 deaths
- Azerbaijan, Semacha, N Iran · Ms 6.9 · 2,000 deaths
- El Salvador-Guatemala · Ms 7 · 185 deaths
- Iran, Qeshm Island: Qeshm, Bandar Abbas, Genu · Ms 6.3 · 10 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 1902 CE Earthquake — Guatemala, San Martin, Quezaltenango happen?
- January 18, 1902 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.