Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 59 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Mon, Sep 21, 2015, 6:13 PM CST (00:13 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25 km SW of Tiquisate, 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
2015-09-22 00:13:42 UTC
Depth
43.5 km (27.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.803° N, 91.689° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 13.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.267 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4029 days ago · 66 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.9near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4022 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.262 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4008 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.425 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3990 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.480 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3980 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.298 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3980 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.047 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3973 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.461 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3973 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 4.363 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4031 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.643 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4047 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.735 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4050 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003lbw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.