Guatemala earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 1 km NNW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Ocós, Guatemala on Mon, Sep 9, 2013, 3:16 AM CST (09:16 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 29 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-09-09 09:16:05 UTC
Depth
72.8 km (45.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.525° N, 92.202° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 337°, dip 80°, rake -111°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 221°, dip 23°, rake -27°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000jlyt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC.