M4.2 earthquake 13 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala on Tue, Mar 19, 2013, 4:17 PM CST (22:17 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 26 km SW of Nueva Concepción, 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 (md), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-03-19 22:17:09 UTC
- Depth
- 91.4 km (56.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.366° N, 91.815° 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
- 204°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.935 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4934 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 17
- 4.449 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4933 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.151 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4933 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.353 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4921 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.33 km SSW of Salcajá, Guatemala · 4919 days ago · 145 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.338 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4919 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.058 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4909 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.120 km ESE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4909 days ago · 102 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.085 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4902 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.0near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4895 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.275 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4892 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.126 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4890 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 32
- 4.036 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4890 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.345 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4889 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.072 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4887 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.168 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4883 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 4.659 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4948 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.214 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4964 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
- 4.115 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4966 days ago · 107 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.218 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4968 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jzu0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.