Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 50 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 50 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Feb 28, 2014, 11:38 AM CST (17:38 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 98 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-02-28 17:38:51 UTC
Depth
35.3 km (21.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.008° N, 92.279° 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
±0.08
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.948 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4597 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.9111 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4596 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.889 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4595 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 6.098 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4595 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  5. 4.087 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4595 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.9105 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4595 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.293 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4595 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.357 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4595 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.3103 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4594 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.678 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4594 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.092 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4594 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.088 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4594 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.198 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4594 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.468 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4594 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.296 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4594 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.276 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4592 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.237 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4588 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.090 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4587 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.255 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4585 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 4.487 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4581 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.023 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4578 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 4.273 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4572 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.420 km SW of Flores Costa Cuca, Guatemala · 4567 days ago · 94 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 4.742 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4560 days ago · 55 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 4.711 km SSW of Tinajas 1ra. Sección, Mexico · 4559 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 4.442 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4551 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 4.671 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4546 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 5.036 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4540 days ago · 74 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.829 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4597 days ago · 55 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.494 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4598 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.876 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4604 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.556 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4613 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.267 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4614 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.393 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4618 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.330 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4621 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away

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