Guatemala earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 72 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 72 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala on Sat, Nov 23, 2013, 12:49 AM CST (06:49 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 8 km SSW of Pajapita, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Nov 23, 2013, 12:49 AM CST
UTC: 2013-11-23 06:49:17 UTC
Depth: 36.1 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 14.009° N, 92.628° W
Region: Guatemala
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.8	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.034
5.03	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.03
Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 90°
Stations used: 125

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000l50k (also filed as iscgem603806666). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.