Analysis of the Guatemalan Earthquake Catalog 

Analysis of the Guatemalan Earthquake Catalog | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Analysis of the Guatemalan Earthquake Catalog Ramiro Alfonso González-Negreros, Jorge .M Gáspar-Escribano This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4960413/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 24 May, 2025 Read the published version in Journal of Seismology → Version 1 posted 9 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract In this paper, we study the geographic and temporal distribution of earthquakes in Guatemala. We utilized the earthquake catalog of the national seismic network of Guatemala, complemented by two additional sources. First, we describe the development of the detection network and the seismic catalog. Second, we analyze the errors in the catalog and determine the quality of the focal locations examining their distribution in time and space while separating events into shallow and deep earthquakes. Finally, we calculate seismic parameters such as annual rates of earthquakes, magnitude of completeness, and the b-value of the frequency-magnitude distribution. The results indicate a strong variability in time and space of errors and seismic parameters that are linked to changes in the detection network. In conclusion, by highlighting the evolution of this catalog and its features, this paper underscores the importance of considering these spatial and temporal variations in future analysis of seismicity and seismic hazard in Guatemala. This topic can be of interest to other countries with similar characteristics in tectonics and detection networks. Guatemala Earthquake catalog Seismic network b-value Magnitude of completeness Location errors Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Published Journal Publication published 24 May, 2025 Read the published version in Journal of Seismology → Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Revision requested 25 Oct, 2024 Reviews received at journal 25 Oct, 2024 Reviews received at journal 01 Oct, 2024 Reviewers agreed at journal 23 Aug, 2024 Reviewers agreed at journal 23 Aug, 2024 Reviewers invited by journal 23 Aug, 2024 Editor assigned by journal 23 Aug, 2024 Submission checks completed at journal 23 Aug, 2024 First submitted to journal 22 Aug, 2024 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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