Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 63 km S of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 63 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, Sep 19, 2015, 3:40 AM CST (09:40 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25 km SW of Tiquisate, 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
2015-09-19 09:40:23 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.727° N, 91.823° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
96

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. 4.373 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4030 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.259 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4028 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.267 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4028 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.262 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4008 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.425 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3990 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.480 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3980 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.298 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3979 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.047 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3973 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.461 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3973 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 4.643 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4047 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.735 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4050 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.3Guatemala · 4060 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003ltk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.