Guatemala earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 47 km S of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 47 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Nov 15, 2015, 11:38 PM CST (05:38 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 8 km NW of La Gomera, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-16 05:38:44 UTC
Depth
24.7 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.865° N, 91.946° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 13.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
32

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.461 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3974 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.710 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3965 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 17
  3. 4.413 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3952 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.1near the coast of Guatemala · 3945 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.534 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3942 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.256 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3942 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.2135 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3940 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.1103 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3940 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 5.08 km NW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3930 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 29

Before

  1. 4.298 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3981 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.480 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3981 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.425 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3991 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003zj2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.