4.5-5.8 Swarm of Earthquakes in Guatemala
According to multiple media sources, between 1 – 3 dead, unknown injured. (6:30 pm)
USGS is reporting, up to 5:30 pm EST four significant seismic events in the Guatemala region. Please stand by as this blog will be updated in the event more activity occurs in this and the Puerto Rico Region (see below).
| MAP | 4.5 | 2011/09/19 20:30:04 | 14.058 | -90.276 | 40.9 | GUATEMALA |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2011/09/19 19:17:55 | 14.288 | -90.203 | 36.9 | GUATEMALA |
| MAP | 5.8 | 2011/09/19 18:34:01 | 14.332 | -90.142 | 39.4 | GUATEMALA |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2011/09/19 18:00:02 | 14.400 | -90.217 | 61.0 | GUATEMALA |
This is after yesterday’s (September 18th, 2011) 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Sikkim, India, Northern border with Nepal.
It is also important to note that the Puerto Rico Region has too been struck today as well with a swarm of earthquakes, less intense in magnitude.
| MAP | 3.1 | 2011/09/19 11:45:14 | 18.311 | -65.303 | 95.9 | Isla C. PUERTO RICO |
| MAP | 2.9 | 2011/09/19 11:21:22 | 18.851 | -65.336 | 87.0 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.2 | 2011/09/19 11:20:07 | 18.225 | -65.177 | 96.1 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.3 | 2011/09/19 11:17:35 | 19.166 | -65.272 | 41.6 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2011/09/19 11:05:50 | 18.340 | -65.280 | 98.0 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
Puerto Rico - Swarms of Quakes
Please see my posts about the sun & solar flares whose energy, according to NASA Science, have a big effect on the Earth. This can include seismic events.
Extra Energy Can Have a Big Effect on Earth – Secret Lives of Solar Flares (NASA Science)
Could the Sun Set Off the Next Big Natural Disaster (Smithsonian News)
