Guatemala earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 106 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 106 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala on Sun, May 5, 2013, 10:03 AM CDT (15:03 UTC), 15 km (9 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
4.0 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-05-05 15:03:22 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.789° N, 92.840° 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 usp000k0jw. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
303°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.181 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4898 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.4103 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4898 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.275 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4895 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.387 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4891 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.072 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4890 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.168 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4886 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.182 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4884 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.081 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4880 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.277 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4871 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.484 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4871 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 8
  11. 4.458 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4868 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.286 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4860 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.360 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4857 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.659 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4857 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.145 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4857 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.149 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4857 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.271 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4856 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.282 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4855 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.134 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4851 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.241 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4851 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.162 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4847 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 4.0116 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4843 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 4.052 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4840 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.085 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4905 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.072 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4920 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.353 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4924 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000k0jw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.