2010 Guatemala City sinkhole

Not to be confused with 2007 Guatemala City sinkhole.
2010 Guatemala City sinkhole
The 2010 sinkhole in Zona 2
Date30 May 2010
LocationGuatemala City, Guatemala
Coordinates14°39′07.6″N 90°30′21″W / 14.652111°N 90.50583°W / 14.652111; -90.50583
TypeSinkhole
Deaths1

The 2010 Guatemala City sinkhole was a disaster on 30 May 2010, in which an area approximately 20 m (65 feet) in diameter and 90 m (300 feet) deep collapsed in Guatemala City's Zona 2, swallowing a three-story factory.[1][2][3][4] The sinkhole occurred because of a combination of reasons, including Tropical Storm Agatha, the Pacaya Volcano eruption, and leakage from sewer pipes.[5] The sinkhole resulted in 1 death.

  1. ^ Fieser, Ezra (1 June 2010). "Guatemala City sinkhole so big, so round it 'doesn't seem real'". Christian Science Monitor. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. ^ Campbell, Andy (5 March 2013). "Killer Sinkholes: Unexpected Holes Swallow Entire Families, Cars And Homes (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference National Geographic 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference National Geographic 2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ North, Leslie A.; Polk, Jason S.; Nedvidek, Daniel (1 June 2014). "Getting Revved Up About Sinkholes!". Focus on Geography. 57 (2): 97–100. doi:10.1111/foge.12031. ISSN 1949-8535.