Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 52 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 52 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, May 18, 2014, 7:02 PM CST (01:02 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 13 km E of Ocós, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-05-19 01:02:22 UTC
Depth
44.6 km (27.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.828° N, 91.811° 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
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.942 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4515 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.442 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4507 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.158 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4503 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.169 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4498 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.868 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4497 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.562 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4493 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 5.014 km E of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4492 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 16
  8. 4.0137 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4485 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 5.113 km E of Ocós, Guatemala · 4468 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.097 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4464 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.367 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4464 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.843 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4458 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.277 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4518 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.893 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4522 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.559 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4525 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.460 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4526 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.240 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4532 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.283 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4535 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 5.036 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4540 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.671 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4546 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.55 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4547 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qu61. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.