September 3, 1874 Earthquake: Antigua,chimaltenango,amatitlan, Guatemala

September 3, 1874. 3h 2min. Guatemala, Antigua, Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Amatitlan, Escuitla, 116 lives lost. Intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts. (reference #1055)

September 3, 1874. Central Guatemala. Location: Acatenango, Antigua, Itzapa, San Antonio Aguascalientes, Chimaltenango, Dueiias, Guatemala City, Parramos, Patzicia, Zaragoza, Chimachoy, Patzun, Escuintla, Balanya, Amatitlh, Tecpan, Tejar, Jocotenango, Alotenango, Ciudad Vieja. The victims of the earthquake happen of three hundred, and the lost materials are considerable. Diaz (1980:142) indicates that at Duenas earthquakes were felt from September 3rd, every day, until the 6th of January of 1875. (reference #103)

August and September 18, 1874. August, strong rumblings in Antigua Guatemala, as well as some minor tremors. September 18, at 21 hours, 30 minutes a strong tremor was felt in Antigua, having caused some damage in the city, including the towns of Dueñas, Iztapa, Parramos, reaching also Patzicia. These earthquakes continued until January 1875. (reference #14059)

September 3, 1874. VIII: Patzicia, Chimaltenango, to ltzapa (G); VII: Tecpan, Escuintla, Amtitlan (G). destruction; earthquakes from 8/15/1874 to 1/16/1875; some buildings damaged [25-30 secs]. (reference #14066)

September 3, 1874, 21:35 (local). Rockwood (1875) reports a destructive earthquake in Guatemala, with epicentral zone near the Fuego volcano, and duration between 25 and 30 seconds. In Antigua some 25 houses fell and there were 32 deaths. The village of Duenas was totally ruined, there were victims as well as in other neighbouring villages. According to Montessus (1888) the damages were important in the departments of Chimaltenango, Arnatitlan and Escuintla; with a total of 116 deaths and 85 injured, Patzitzia was the most affected locality. Duenas and San-Andres-Iztapo also suffered severely, as well as Antigua, Altotenango, Ciudad Vieja, Balania and Amatitlan. The total number of victims was 200. Uriarte (1875) adds that, within five minutes of the quake, the Blanco and Guacalate rivers burst their banks, forming great floods that destroyed farms and ranches - in the haciendas of Chivito, Chimachoy, Chicasanga and Soo6, the topography of the land was completely transformed. (reference 124)