Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 40 km S of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 40 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, May 4, 2014, 5:09 AM CST (11:09 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 14 km E of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-05-04 11:09:01 UTC
Depth
40.5 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.934° N, 91.979° 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
±0.10
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.460 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4526 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.559 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4525 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.287 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4522 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.893 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4522 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.277 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4518 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.352 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4518 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.942 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4515 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.442 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4507 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.158 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4503 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.169 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4498 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.868 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4497 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.562 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4493 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 5.014 km E of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4492 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 16
  14. 4.0137 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4485 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.283 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4535 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 5.036 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4540 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.671 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4546 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.55 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4547 days ago · 87 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.442 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4552 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.711 km SSW of Tinajas 1ra. Sección, Mexico · 4559 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.742 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4560 days ago · 55 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000q9e3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.