Guatemala earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 68 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 68 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Feb 8, 2013, 10:22 PM CST (04:22 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2013-02-09 04:22:07 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.838° N, 92.346° 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.279 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4981 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.060 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4979 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.218 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4969 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.690 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4968 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.115 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4967 days ago · 107 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.099 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4967 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.077 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4966 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.071 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4965 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.0101 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4963 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.1101 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4963 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.659 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4948 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.213 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4942 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.080 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4940 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.935 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4934 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 17
  15. 4.449 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4933 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.151 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4933 days ago · 82 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.353 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4921 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.6134 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4992 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.44 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4993 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.2104 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4994 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.557 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4997 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.633 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5000 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.173 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5001 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.138 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5002 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.160 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5009 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jz74. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.