M4.9 earthquake 39 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Feb 14, 1986, 2:05 PM CST (20:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 7 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-14 20:05:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.987° N, 92.104° W
- Region
- Guatemala
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.74 km N of Génova, Guatemala · 14825 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.360 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 14820 days ago · 102 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.454 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 14807 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.47 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 14793 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.4110 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 14782 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002r0d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.