M3.9 earthquake 127 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 127 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala on Tue, Feb 25, 2014, 8:41 PM CST (02:41 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 143 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-02-26 02:41:38 UTC
- Depth
- 31.5 km (19.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.062° N, 91.596° 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
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 247°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.076 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4596 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.135 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4591 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.558 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4589 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.255 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4587 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.361 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4587 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.450 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4572 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.7143 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4549 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 3.998 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4607 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.593 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4608 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.478 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4611 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.462 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4611 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.667 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4611 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.393 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4620 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.185 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4623 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000n4yi. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC.