Guatemala earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 53 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 53 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Aug 24, 2014, 3:48 AM CST (09:48 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 18 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-08-24 09:48:00 UTC
Depth
34.8 km (21.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.839° N, 92.085° W
Region
Guatemala
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.2 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.166 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4420 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 5.218 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4417 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 21
  3. 4.326 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4417 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  4. 4.257 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4414 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.281 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4413 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.488 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4409 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.141 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4400 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.156 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4399 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.345 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4397 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 5.064 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4394 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.328 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4389 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.571 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4386 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.428 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4384 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.373 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4382 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.282 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4382 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.719 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4376 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.718 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4371 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.046 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4421 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.011 km SSW of Génova, Guatemala · 4422 days ago · 92 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3112 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4430 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.367 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4440 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.2112 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4442 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.018 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4443 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000s9hm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.