M4.5 earthquake 5 km NE of Tectitán, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Tectitán, Guatemala on Fri, Aug 9, 2013, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC), 191 km (119 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 7 km ESE of Ignacio López Rayón, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-08-09 08:25:10 UTC
- Depth
- 190.8 km (118.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.340° N, 92.027° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.47 km ESE of Ignacio López Rayón, Mexico · 4772 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 250 · PAGER yellow
- 4.41 km NNW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4770 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.09 km E of La Libertad, Mexico · 4759 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.03 km SE of Ocós, Guatemala · 4755 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000izeq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.