Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 65 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 65 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Jan 23, 2015, 6:50 PM CST (00:50 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 57 km SSW of Puerto San José, 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
2015-01-24 00:50:20 UTC
Depth
36.6 km (22.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.735° N, 91.717° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 13.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.263 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4268 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.478 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4267 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.484 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4267 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.199 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4265 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.582 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4263 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.9110 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4260 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.544 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4254 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.844 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4233 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 5.557 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4232 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  10. 4.384 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4228 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.331 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4212 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.329 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4210 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.391 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4271 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.950 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4274 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.184 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4282 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tkzx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.