Guatemala earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 14 km S of Génova, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 14 km S of Génova, Guatemala on Mon, May 18, 2015, 2:05 PM CST (20:05 UTC), 86 km (54 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, May 18, 2015, 2:05 PM CST
UTC: 2015-05-18 20:05:45 UTC
Depth: 86.2 km (53.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 14.491° N, 91.815° W
Region: Guatemala
Felt reports: 29
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.1	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.025 · 527 stations
5.24	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Antigua Guatemala and (III) at Guatemala City and Santa Catarina Pinula. Also felt at Escuintla, Jocotenango, Joyabaj, Lanquin, Mixco, Panajachel, San Jose Pinula and San Pablo La Laguna. Felt at Tapachula, Mexico and (II) at Ahuachapan, El Salvador.

From the USGS event page for us10002aah. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

29 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 7.0 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.03
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 89°
Stations used: 692

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002aah (also filed as iscgem607252713). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.