Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 38 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 38 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Jul 19, 2015, 4:45 AM CST (10:45 UTC), 52 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 11 km S of Nueva Concepción, 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
2015-07-19 10:45:50 UTC
Depth
52.5 km (32.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.020° N, 92.136° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.6 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
107

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.011 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4089 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.340 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4087 days ago · 49 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.225 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4083 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 5.015 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4081 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 41
  5. 4.159 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4072 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 5.211 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4068 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 20
  7. 4.143 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4066 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.262 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4064 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.013 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4062 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.9near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4058 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.119 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4058 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.480 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4056 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.130 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4053 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.735 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4050 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.643 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4047 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.277 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4046 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.590 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4035 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 5.195 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4095 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.330 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4097 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.38 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4108 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.118 km W of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4114 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.138 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4116 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002yhw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.