Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 0 km NNE of Jocotenango, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 0 km NNE of Jocotenango, Guatemala on Tue, Oct 7, 2014, 5:16 PM CST (23:16 UTC), 232 km (144 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 8 km SSE of Puerto San José, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-10-07 23:16:20 UTC
Depth
231.6 km (143.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.585° N, 90.735° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.48 km SSE of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4342 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.67 km NNE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 4393 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.417 km SSW of Iztapa, Guatemala · 4406 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sng3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC.