M4.6 earthquake 59 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 1:34 PM CST (19:34 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 75 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-03-13 19:34:27 UTC
- Depth
- 54.4 km (33.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.803° N, 91.680° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 231
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.213 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4940 days ago · 91 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.935 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4932 days ago · 85 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 17
- 4.449 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4931 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.151 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4931 days ago · 82 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.353 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4920 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.338 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4917 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.058 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4908 days ago · 49 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.120 km ESE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4907 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.085 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4901 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.0near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4894 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.275 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4890 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.126 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4888 days ago · 66 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 32
- 4.036 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4888 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.345 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4887 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.875 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4887 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.387 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4886 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000fkfw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.