Guatemala earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 50 km S of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 50 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Mon, Dec 8, 2014, 4:53 AM CST (10:53 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 110 km S of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-12-08 10:53:48 UTC
Depth
50.5 km (31.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.837° N, 91.869° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.2 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
91

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.460 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4315 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.174 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4314 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.863 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4312 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.257 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4311 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.452 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4311 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.259 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4311 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.639 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4308 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.215 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4305 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.545 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4303 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.039 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4299 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.184 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4282 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.950 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4273 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.391 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4271 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.265 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4268 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.263 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4268 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.478 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4267 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.484 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4267 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.199 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4264 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.582 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4262 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.9110 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4260 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.766 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4315 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.2near the coast of Guatemala · 4315 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.259 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4315 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.272 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4315 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.158 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4315 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.146 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4315 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.767 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4315 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.089 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4315 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 6.161 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 15
  10. 4.5near the coast of Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.454 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.551 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.257 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 5.950 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 17
  15. 4.064 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4325 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.652 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4329 days ago · 55 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.3Guatemala · 4331 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.674 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4332 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t4j1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.