Guatemala earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 42 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Wed, May 21, 2014, 9:09 AM CST (15:09 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 4 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, May 21, 2014, 9:09 AM CST
UTC: 2014-05-21 15:09:06 UTC
Depth: 44.6 km (27.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.965° N, 92.123° 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: ±0.04
Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 104°
Stations used: 278

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qy4p (also filed as iscgem604650991). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.