Guatemala earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 80 km S of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 80 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Mon, Nov 9, 2015, 4:37 PM CST (22:37 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 34 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-09 22:37:32 UTC
Depth
48.5 km (30.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.576° N, 92.020° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.298 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3980 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.047 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3973 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.461 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3973 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.413 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3951 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.1near the coast of Guatemala · 3944 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.534 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3941 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.256 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3941 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.2135 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3939 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.1103 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3939 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.425 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3990 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.262 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4008 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003xvp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.