M4.4 earthquake 61 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 61 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Mon, Nov 16, 2015, 6:21 AM CST (12:21 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 8 km NW of La Gomera, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-11-16 12:21:10 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.769° N, 91.719° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 203°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 28
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.710 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3964 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 17
- 4.17 km NW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 3959 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.413 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3951 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.1near the coast of Guatemala · 3945 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.534 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3941 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.256 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3941 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.2135 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3940 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.1103 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3940 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.08 km NW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3930 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 29
Before
- 4.047 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3974 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.298 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3980 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.480 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3980 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.425 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3990 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003zjj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.