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</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Local date</th><td class="infobox-data">April 18, 1902<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart">1902-04-19</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Local time</th><td class="infobox-data">8:23 p.m.<sup id="cite_ref-PAGER-CAT_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAGER-CAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">1–2 min<sup id="cite_ref-p94_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p94-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Magnitude</th><td class="infobox-data">7.5 <a href="/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" title="Moment magnitude scale">M<sub>w</sub></a><sup id="cite_ref-p387_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p387-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Depth</th><td class="infobox-data">25 km (16 mi)<sup id="cite_ref-p387_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p387-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Epicenter</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=1902_Guatemala_earthquake&params=14_N_91_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°N</span> <span class="longitude">91°W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14°N 91°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14; -91</span></span></span></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-p387_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p387-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Areas affected</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Maximum">Max.</abbr> intensity</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 145, 0); padding:4px; color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Modified_Mercalli_intensity_scale#mmi-8" title="Modified Mercalli intensity scale"><span style="color:black;">MMI VIII (<i>Severe</i>)</span></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-p387_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p387-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Casualties</th><td class="infobox-data">800–2,000<sup id="cite_ref-PAGER-CAT_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAGER-CAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-p387_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p387-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1902 Guatemala earthquake</b> occurred on April 18 at 8:23 pm with a <a href="/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" title="Moment magnitude scale">moment magnitude</a> of 7.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (<i>Severe</i>). The rupture was initiated at a depth of 25 km (16 mi) and the duration was 1 to 2 minutes. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Foreshock" title="Foreshock">foreshock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aftershock" title="Aftershock">aftershock</a> sequence of this incident were major. Before the <a href="/wiki/Main_shock" class="mw-redirect" title="Main shock">main shock</a>, there was an <a href="/wiki/Earthquake_swarm" title="Earthquake swarm">earthquake swarm</a> which persisted for three months, and the tremors afterward lasted for more than two weeks. With hindsight, it is clear that this swarm and the mainshock were clear indicators of the awakening of the long-dormant <a href="/wiki/Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_(volcano)" title="Santa María (volcano)">Vulcan Santa María</a>, located 97 km (60 mi) to the northwest, which led to the historic <a href="/wiki/1902_eruption_of_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa" title="1902 eruption of Santa María">explosive eruption of 1902</a> which occurred 6 months later in October. </p><p>A majority of churches in western Guatemala and eastern <a href="/wiki/Chiapas" title="Chiapas">Chiapas</a> were either severely devastated or abolished. The number of people killed was between 800 and 2,000.<sup id="cite_ref-PAGER-CAT_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAGER-CAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-p94_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p94-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A strange occurrence of heavy rains, lightning, and thunder took place shortly before the earthquake. A few weeks before the earthquake there was rain every afternoon for several days straight. <a href="/wiki/Guatemala_City" title="Guatemala City">Guatemala City</a> was instantly flooded when massive gaps opened in the streets, water pipes ruptured, and huts along with cathedrals disintegrated and collapsed, which also buried hundreds. In just one hour, approximately 80,000 people were rendered homeless.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As soon as the earthquake struck, the sky cleared up and there was no rain for approximately three weeks. It has been said that the earthquake had something to do with an atmospheric disturbance connected with an electrical nature. The reason for this is that the early storms were <a href="/wiki/Electrical_storms" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical storms">electrical storms</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1902_Guatemala_earthquake&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Guatemala" title="List of earthquakes in Guatemala">List of earthquakes in Guatemala</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1902_Guatemala_earthquake&action=edit&section=2" 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earthquake">Cheviot</a> (6.9, Apr 13)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Richfield_earthquake" title="1901 Richfield earthquake">Richfield</a> (7.0, Nov 13)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_1902" title="List of earthquakes in 1902">1902</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1902_Shamakhi_earthquake" title="1902 Shamakhi earthquake">Shamakhi</a> (6.9, Feb 13)<b>†</b></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Guatemala</a> (7.5, Apr 18)<b>†</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Turkestan_earthquake" title="1902 Turkestan earthquake">Turkestan</a> (7.7, Aug 22)<b>‡</b> <b>†</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Andijan_earthquake" title="1902 Andijan earthquake">Andijan</a> (6.4, Dec 16)<b>‡</b> <b>†</b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1907_Sumatra_earthquake" title="1907 Sumatra earthquake">Sumatra</a> (7.5–8.0, Jan 4) <b>†</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Kingston_earthquake" title="1907 Kingston earthquake">Kingston</a> (6.5, Jan 14) <b>†</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Qaratog_earthquake" title="1907 Qaratog earthquake">Qaratog</a> (7.4, Oct 21) <b>†‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Calabria_earthquake" title="1907 Calabria earthquake">Calabria</a> (5.9, Oct 23) <b>†</b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_1908" title="List of earthquakes in 1908">1908</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1908_Messina_earthquake" title="1908 Messina earthquake">Messina</a> (7.1, Dec 28) <b>†‡</b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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