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The 1942 Guatemala earthquake occurred at on August 6 and had ratings of 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and 7.9 on the surface wave magnitude scale. The epicenter was located off the southern coast of Guatemala, and it was one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded there. The earthquake caused widespread damage in the west-central highlands of Guatemala. Thirty-eight people died in the earthquake. Landslides caused by the combination of the earthquake and the heavy seasonal rains destroyed roads, the Inter-American Highway, and telegraph lines. In Tecpán Guatemala, more than 60% of the houses were demolished. Damage was reported in some buildings in Antigua Guatemala, including the Palacio de Los Capitanes Generales and some catholic churches.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sismología )〕 The earthquake could also be felt strongly in Mexico and El Salvador.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Historic Earthquakes — Guatemala, 1942 August 06 23:36 UTC )〕 This earthquake was a lower crustal intraplate earthquake with a compressional focal mechanism.〔 Tensional activity has been dominant along the down-dip edge along the 1942 rupture zone. It was estimated that earthquakes near the Middle America Trench with magnitudes of about 7.5~8.0 occurred at intervals of 94 ± 54 yrs in southwestern Guatemala. Such historical earthquakes included the earthquakes in 1765, 1902, and 1942. ==See also== *List of earthquakes in 1942 *List of earthquakes in Guatemala 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1942 Guatemala earthquake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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