M4.3 earthquake 84 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 84 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Mar 5, 2015, 9:16 AM CST (15:16 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 114 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-03-05 15:16:54 UTC
- Depth
- 38.3 km (23.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.705° N, 92.408° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.9 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 208°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1114 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4218 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.314 km S of Tinajas 1ra. Sección, Mexico · 4192 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000twsm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.