M4.2 earthquake 22 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 8:58 AM CST

UTC

2013-09-17 14:58:11 UTC

Depth

50.4 km (31.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

14.097° N, 91.853° W

Region

Guatemala

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

FROM_LOCATION

Station coverage gap

193°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

30

• Retalhuleu, GuatemalaPopulation 90,505. Forecast52 kmSSW
• Coatepeque, GuatemalaPopulation 105,415. Forecast67 kmS
• Mérida, MexicoPopulation 1,201,000. Forecast800 kmSSW

After

1. 4.017 km SSE of Ocós, GuatemalaThu, Sep 19, 4:20 PM CST · 4756 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
2. 4.09 km E of La Libertad, MexicoThu, Sep 19, 6:43 PM CST · 4756 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
3. 4.148 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaFri, Sep 20, 2:07 AM CST · 4756 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
4. 4.320 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Sep 21, 11:32 AM CST · 4754 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
5. 4.160 km SW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSat, Sep 21, 1:52 PM CST · 4754 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
6. 4.03 km SE of Ocós, GuatemalaMon, Sep 23, 3:58 PM CST · 4752 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
7. 4.514 km SE of Ocós, GuatemalaMon, Sep 30, 12:41 PM CST · 4745 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
8. 4.140 km SSE of Champerico, GuatemalaMon, Oct 7, 5:16 AM CST · 4739 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away
9. 4.132 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Oct 10, 6:02 PM CST · 4735 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
10. 4.363 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Oct 10, 6:04 PM CST · 4735 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
11. 3.821 km WSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Oct 20, 9:21 PM CST · 4725 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
12. 4.780 km SW of Ocós, GuatemalaWed, Oct 23, 6:26 PM CDT · 4722 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
13. 4.254 km SW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Oct 27, 5:30 PM CST · 4718 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
14. 4.332 km S of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaThu, Oct 31, 8:53 AM CST · 4714 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
15. 4.037 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Nov 7, 12:52 AM CST · 4708 days ago · 90 km deep · 24 km away
16. 4.121 km WSW of Puerto San José, GuatemalaThu, Nov 14, 10:09 PM CST · 4700 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 4.112 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaTue, Sep 17, 12:32 AM CST · 4759 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
2. 4.312 km ENE of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Sep 14, 11:57 PM CST · 4761 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
3. 4.015 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Sep 13, 12:42 AM CST · 4763 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
4. 4.017 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Sep 11, 4:05 AM CST · 4765 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
5. 4.024 km WSW of Champerico, GuatemalaTue, Sep 10, 2:51 PM CST · 4765 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
6. 4.121 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaTue, Sep 10, 1:53 PM CST · 4765 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
7. 4.014 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, MexicoTue, Sep 10, 1:47 PM CDT · 4765 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
8. 4.111 km SW of Ocós, GuatemalaTue, Sep 10, 7:44 AM CDT · 4766 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
9. 4.025 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaMon, Sep 9, 6:50 PM CST · 4766 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
10. 4.41 km NNW of Ocós, GuatemalaMon, Sep 9, 3:16 AM CST · 4767 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
11. 4.022 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaSun, Sep 8, 3:09 PM CST · 4767 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
12. 4.093 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Sep 7, 8:58 PM CST · 4768 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
13. 4.379 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Sep 7, 7:27 AM CST · 4769 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
14. 4.113 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Sep 7, 5:23 AM CST · 4769 days ago · 44 km deep · 10 km away
15. 4.315 km SSE of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Sep 7, 2:21 AM CST · 4769 days ago · 65 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 5
16. 4.122 km WSW of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Sep 6, 11:30 PM CST · 4769 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
17. 4.06 km SE of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Sep 6, 7:08 PM CST · 4769 days ago · 60 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
18. 5.419 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Sep 6, 6:20 PM CST · 4769 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 6
19. 6.47 km ESE of Ignacio López Rayón, MexicoFri, Sep 6, 6:13 PM CST · 4769 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 250 · PAGER yellow
20. 4.026 km SW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaMon, Sep 2, 11:55 AM CST · 4773 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000k6br. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.