M4.4 earthquake 71 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 71 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, May 7, 2015, 2:34 AM CST (08:34 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 14 km S of Génova, 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
- 2015-05-07 08:34:56 UTC
- Depth
- 43.2 km (26.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.907° N, 92.442° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- Stations used
- 99
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.922 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4157 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 6
- 5.114 km S of Génova, Guatemala · 4155 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 29
- 4.343 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4138 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.138 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4116 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002dbt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.