M4.9 earthquake 22 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, May 15, 2015, 4:20 PM CST (22:20 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 14 km S of Génova, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-05-15 22:20:59 UTC
- Depth
- 53.6 km (33.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.131° N, 91.794° W
- Region
- Guatemala
- Felt reports
- 6
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.024 · 539 stations |
| 5.38 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Guatemala City. Also felt at Antigua Guatemala, Chinautla and Jocotenango.
From the USGS event page for us100029m8. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.3 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 388
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.114 km S of Génova, Guatemala · 4154 days ago · 86 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 29
- 4.123 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4152 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.343 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4138 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.138 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4116 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.118 km W of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4114 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.114 km S of Patulul, Guatemala · 4111 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.38 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4108 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 4.28 km ENE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4105 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
- 4.28 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4101 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 4.753 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4158 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
- 4.031 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4162 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.471 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4166 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.033 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4179 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100029m8 (also filed as iscgem607250646). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.