M4.2 earthquake 62 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 62 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Oct 11, 2015, 11:50 PM CST (05:50 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 4 km NNE of El Encanto, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-10-12 05:50:58 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.904° N, 92.327° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 177°
- Stations used
- 75
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 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.240 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4005 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.425 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3990 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.480 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3980 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.298 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3980 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.31 km SE of Tinajas 1ra. Sección, Mexico · 3976 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.047 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3973 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.461 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3973 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.54 km NNE of El Encanto, Mexico · 3972 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 4.361 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4016 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.675 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4017 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 3.9near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4022 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.610 km NW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4024 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
- 4.385 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.267 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4028 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.259 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4028 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.373 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4030 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.373 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4030 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.577 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4031 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.363 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4031 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.590 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4035 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003mxl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.