Guatemala earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 32 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 32 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala on Fri, Nov 14, 2014, 6:15 PM CST (00:15 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 41 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Fri, Nov 14, 2014, 6:15 PM CST
UTC: 2014-11-15 00:15:31 UTC
Depth: 89.6 km (55.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 13.713° N, 90.331° W
Region: Guatemala
Felt reports: 8
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III) at Santa Catarina Pinula and (II) at Santa Cruz La Laguna. Also felt at El Palmar, Lanquin, Palin and San Bartolome Milpas Altas. Felt (III) at San Salvador, El Salvador.

From the USGS event page for usc000sxg4. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 7.5 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 133°
Stations used: 138

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000sxg4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.