M4.1 earthquake 103 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 103 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, Dec 19, 2015, 9:22 PM CST (03:22 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 91 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-12-20 03:22:03 UTC
- Depth
- 2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.620° N, 92.575° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 211°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.491 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3903 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
- 4.338 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3890 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.147 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3884 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000491z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.