Guatemala earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 31 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 31 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala on Sun, May 10, 2015, 7:42 PM CST (01:42 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 14 km S of Génova, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-05-11 01:42:58 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.884° N, 91.261° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
192°, 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.753 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4158 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.922 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4157 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  3. 5.114 km S of Génova, Guatemala · 4154 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 29
  4. 4.123 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4152 days ago · 62 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.116 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4136 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.118 km W of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 4114 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.114 km S of Patulul, Guatemala · 4112 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.38 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4108 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.28 km ENE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4105 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 4.033 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4179 days ago · 56 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002b4z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.