Guatemala earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 81 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 81 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, May 23, 2013, 7:15 AM CST (13:15 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 31 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2013-05-23 13:15:26 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.638° N, 92.250° 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
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.359 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4869 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.277 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4868 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.484 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4868 days ago · 44 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 8
  4. 4.458 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4866 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.631 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4858 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 25
  6. 4.286 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4857 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.360 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4855 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.659 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4855 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.145 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4854 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.149 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4854 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.271 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4854 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.282 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4853 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 4.134 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4849 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.241 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4849 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.052 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4837 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.034 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4827 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.0135 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4822 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.182 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4882 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.168 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4883 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.493 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4885 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.0134 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4885 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.072 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4888 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.387 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4889 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 5.875 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4889 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.036 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4890 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 5.126 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4890 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 32
  10. 4.275 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4892 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.4103 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4895 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.181 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4895 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.0106 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4896 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.0near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4896 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.085 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4903 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000k0x6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.