Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 56 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 56 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Dec 18, 2015, 12:38 PM CST (18:38 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 91 km SSW of Champerico, 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
2015-12-18 18:38:09 UTC
Depth
36.6 km (22.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.936° N, 92.285° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1103 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3940 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.311 km E of Champerico, Guatemala · 3913 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.365 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3908 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.491 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3903 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.325 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3894 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.027 km SW of Buenos Aires, Mexico · 3894 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.417 km W of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3893 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.338 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3890 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.147 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3883 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.534 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3941 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.1near the coast of Guatemala · 3945 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.413 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3951 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100048tk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC.