M4.3 earthquake 1 km NE of Concepción Tutuapa, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Concepción Tutuapa, Guatemala on Sun, Sep 20, 2015, 9:45 PM CST (03:45 UTC), 177 km (110 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km NW of Puerto Madero, 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
- 2015-09-21 03:45:47 UTC
- Depth
- 177.2 km (110.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.247° N, 91.835° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 105
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.610 km NW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4025 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
- 3.9near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4023 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.26 km NE of San José Ojetenán, Guatemala · 4008 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.31 km SE of Tinajas 1ra. Sección, Mexico · 3977 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.54 km NNE of El Encanto, Mexico · 3973 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003mbg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.