M4.2 earthquake 18 km S of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 18 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 3:49 AM CST (09:49 UTC), 68 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 35 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-02-21 09:49:30 UTC
- Depth
- 68.4 km (42.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.131° N, 91.886° W
- Region
- Guatemala
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000jzg0. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 122°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.115 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4969 days ago · 107 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.071 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4967 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.214 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4967 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
- 4.659 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4950 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.213 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4944 days ago · 91 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.935 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4936 days ago · 85 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 17
- 4.449 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4935 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.151 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4935 days ago · 82 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.353 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4924 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.33 km SSW of Salcajá, Guatemala · 4922 days ago · 145 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.338 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4921 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.072 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4920 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.058 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4912 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.120 km ESE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4911 days ago · 102 km deep · 17 km away
Before
- 4.060 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4981 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.279 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4983 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.568 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4983 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.44 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4995 days ago · 77 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.2104 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4996 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.557 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5000 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jzg0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.