Guatemala earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 50 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 50 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Jan 18, 2015, 7:49 PM CST (01:49 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 114 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-19 01:49:16 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.058° N, 92.318° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.265 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4269 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.263 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4268 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.478 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4267 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.484 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4267 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.751 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4267 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.199 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4264 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.582 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4263 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.9110 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4260 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.988 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4256 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.544 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4254 days ago · 47 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.639 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4253 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.328 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4241 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.844 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4233 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.384 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4228 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 5.1114 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4218 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.231 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4276 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.184 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4282 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.247 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4302 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tk1d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.