Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 82 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 82 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala on Wed, Oct 1, 2014, 11:54 PM CDT (04:54 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 21 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico. 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
2014-10-02 04:54:04 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.907° N, 92.645° W
Region
Guatemala
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 7.2 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.277 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4382 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.719 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4376 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.718 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4371 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.821 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4369 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.6136 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4365 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.1130 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4365 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.567 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4352 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.665 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4346 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.1130 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4345 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.414 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4340 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.3Guatemala · 4331 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.652 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4329 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.064 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4325 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.373 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4382 days ago · 41 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.428 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4384 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.571 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4386 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 5.064 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4394 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.140 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4397 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.141 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4400 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.167 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4400 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.374 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4408 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.488 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4408 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.146 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4410 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000si2c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.