Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 40 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 40 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, Jul 25, 2015, 2:54 AM CST (08:54 UTC), 49 km (30 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-07-25 08:54:04 UTC
Depth
49.1 km (30.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.962° N, 92.075° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.250 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4087 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.225 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4083 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 5.015 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4081 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 41
  4. 4.159 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4072 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 5.211 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4068 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 20
  6. 4.143 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4066 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.262 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4064 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.013 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4063 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.9near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4059 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.130 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4053 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.735 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4050 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.643 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4048 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.363 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4031 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.373 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4031 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.259 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4029 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.267 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4029 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.011 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4089 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.238 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4093 days ago · 52 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 5.195 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4095 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.330 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4097 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.28 km ENE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4105 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.38 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4108 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.118 km W of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4114 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.138 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4116 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003027. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC.