Guatemala earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 42 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Apr 6, 2014, 7:04 AM CST (13:04 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 36 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, Apr 6, 2014, 7:04 AM CST
UTC: 2014-04-06 13:04:10 UTC
Depth: 54.9 km (34.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.926° N, 92.014° 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: ±0.03
Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 90°
Stations used: 340

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p7k1 (also filed as iscgem604441570). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.