Guatemala earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 4 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Jan 27, 2013, 2:27 PM CST (20:27 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 35 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2013-01-27 20:27:20 UTC
Depth
77.3 km (48.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.274° N, 91.945° 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
117°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.568 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4977 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.279 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4977 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.060 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4975 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.218 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4965 days ago · 68 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.115 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4963 days ago · 107 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.071 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4961 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.214 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4961 days ago · 78 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  8. 4.659 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4945 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.213 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4939 days ago · 91 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.935 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4930 days ago · 85 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 17

Before

  1. 4.557 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4994 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.633 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4996 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.173 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4998 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.138 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4998 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.160 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5005 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 5.316 km SW of Buenos Aires, Mexico · 5006 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 14
  7. 4.355 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5012 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.481 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5017 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.555 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5017 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.343 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5017 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.532 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5017 days ago · 62 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 5.15 km SE of Unión Juárez, Mexico · 5017 days ago · 123 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 10
  13. 4.565 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5018 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.26 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5019 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jyvb. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.