Guatemala earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 99 km S of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 99 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 8:44 PM CST (02:44 UTC), 32 km (20 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-28 02:44:31 UTC
Depth
32.3 km (20.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.405° N, 91.772° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 12.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
238°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.582 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4263 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.9110 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4261 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.544 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4255 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.094 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4251 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.844 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4233 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 5.557 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4233 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.384 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4229 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.331 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4213 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.484 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4268 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.478 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4268 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.263 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4268 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.265 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4269 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.391 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4272 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.950 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4274 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.184 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4283 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tljj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.