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Later earthquakes meant that after the 1773 earthquake the town had been moved three times. In 1776, after the
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1717 earthquake centered in southwestern colonial Guatemala
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White, R. A.; Ligorria, J. P.; Cifuentes, I. L. (2004).
254: 50: 346: 216:, the modern capital of Guatemala, now stands. 329: 336: 322: 83: 36: 347: 250: 248: 246: 288: 243: 13: 169:on September 29 with an estimated 14: 401: 292: 226:List of earthquakes in Guatemala 49: 35: 28: 139: 261:Natural Hazards in El Salvador 231:List of historical earthquakes 212:(Valley of the Shrine), where 1: 265:Geological Society of America 236: 308:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 219: 10: 406: 287: 385:18th century in Guatemala 163:1717 Guatemala earthquake 138: 130: 93: 77: 62: 24: 20:1717 Guatemala earthquake 355:Earthquakes in Guatemala 198:Santa Marta earthquakes 365:1717 natural disasters 304:-related article is a 209: 370:1717 in North America 177:of approximately IX ( 111: /  21: 375:Colonial Guatemala 210:Valle de la Ermita 175:Mercalli intensity 167:colonial Guatemala 66:September 29, 1717 19: 380:1717 in New Spain 360:1710s earthquakes 317: 316: 274:978-0-8137-2375-4 183:Antigua Guatemala 159: 158: 43:Antigua Guatemala 397: 338: 331: 324: 296: 289: 279: 278: 252: 171:moment magnitude 155: 153: 141: 126: 125: 123: 122: 121: 116: 112: 109: 108: 107: 104: 88: 73: 71: 53: 52: 39: 38: 32: 22: 18: 405: 404: 400: 399: 398: 396: 395: 394: 390:Guatemala stubs 345: 344: 343: 342: 285: 283: 282: 275: 267:. p. 394. 253: 244: 239: 222: 147: 145: 119: 117: 115:14.57°N 90.73°W 113: 110: 105: 102: 100: 98: 97: 87: 69: 67: 63:Local date 58: 57: 56: 55: 54: 46: 45: 44: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 403: 393: 392: 387: 382: 377: 372: 367: 362: 357: 341: 340: 333: 326: 318: 315: 314: 297: 281: 280: 273: 241: 240: 238: 235: 234: 233: 228: 221: 218: 214:Guatemala City 173:of 7.4, and a 157: 156: 143: 136: 135: 132: 131:Areas affected 128: 127: 95: 91: 90: 85: 79: 75: 74: 64: 60: 59: 48: 47: 42: 41: 34: 33: 27: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 402: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 366: 363: 361: 358: 356: 353: 352: 350: 339: 334: 332: 327: 325: 320: 319: 313: 311: 307: 303: 298: 295: 291: 290: 286: 276: 270: 266: 262: 258: 251: 249: 247: 242: 232: 229: 227: 224: 223: 217: 215: 211: 207: 203: 202:Spanish Crown 199: 194: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 154: 151: 144: 137: 133: 129: 124: 120:14.57; -90.73 96: 92: 89: 80: 76: 65: 61: 31: 23: 310:expanding it 299: 284: 260: 195: 178: 162: 160: 149: 118: / 349:Categories 237:References 70:1717-09-29 302:Guatemala 142:intensity 134:Guatemala 94:Epicenter 78:Magnitude 220:See also 191:churches 148:MMI IX ( 206:Spanish 187:temples 179:Violent 165:struck 150:Violent 106:90°44′W 103:14°34′N 68: ( 271:  200:, the 300:This 81:~7.4 306:stub 269:ISBN 189:and 161:The 140:Max. 351:: 263:. 259:. 245:^ 208:: 337:e 330:t 323:v 312:. 277:. 152:) 86:w 84:M 72:)

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1717 Guatemala earthquake is located in Central America
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14°34′N 90°44′W / 14.57°N 90.73°W / 14.57; -90.73
MMI IX (Violent)
colonial Guatemala
moment magnitude
Mercalli intensity
Antigua Guatemala
temples
churches
Santa Marta earthquakes
Spanish Crown
Spanish
Guatemala City
List of earthquakes in Guatemala
List of historical earthquakes



"Seismic history of the Middle America subduction zone along El Salvador, Guatemala, and Chiapas, Mexico: 1526–2000"
Geological Society of America
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