Guatemala earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 52 km S of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 52 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Nov 23, 2014, 6:01 PM CST (00:01 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 61 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-11-24 00:01:44 UTC
Depth
55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.823° N, 91.991° W
Region
Guatemala
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 7.0 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
159

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000szex. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.