Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 75 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 75 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala on Thu, May 9, 2013, 12:25 AM CDT (05:25 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 59 km S of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-05-09 05:25:06 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.940° N, 92.574° 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 usc000grqg. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.036 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4893 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.387 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4891 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.072 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4890 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.168 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4886 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.182 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4884 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.081 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4880 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.277 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4871 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.484 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4870 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 8
  9. 4.458 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4868 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.286 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4860 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.360 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4857 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.659 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4857 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.145 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4856 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.149 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4856 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.271 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4856 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.282 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4855 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.134 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4851 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.241 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4851 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.162 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4847 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.0116 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4843 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 4.052 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4839 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 4.146 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico · 4837 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.4103 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4898 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.181 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4898 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.0106 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4898 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.0near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4898 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.085 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4905 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.120 km ESE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4912 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.058 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4912 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.072 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4920 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.338 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4922 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.353 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4924 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000grqg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC.