What the records say
- When
- 29 Sep 1717
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Where
- Guatemala
- Coordinates
- 14.50° N, 90.75° W
- Houses destroyed
- 3000
- Intensity mmi
- 8
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1717 Guatemala earthquake
1717 earthquake centered in southwestern colonial Guatemala
The 1717 Guatemala earthquake struck colonial Guatemala on September 29 with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.4, and a Mercalli intensity of approximately IX (Violent). The earthquake essentially destroyed much of the architecture of Antigua Guatemala, which was the colonial capital of Central America at the time. Over 3,000 buildings were ruined including many temples and churches.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Guatemala earthquake: A 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “un terremoto de 7,4 destruye parcialmente la ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros, capital del Reino de Guatemala”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “グアテマラ地震発生”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page