Guatemala earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 82 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 82 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala on Thu, Jan 29, 2015, 7:26 PM CST (01:26 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 114 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-30 01:26:07 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.838° N, 92.516° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
86

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9110 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4261 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.988 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4256 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.544 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4254 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.639 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4253 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.328 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4241 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.844 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4233 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.384 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4228 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 5.1114 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4218 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.518 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4214 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.199 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4265 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.751 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4267 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.484 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4267 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.478 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4268 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.263 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4268 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.265 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4269 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.950 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4274 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.231 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4277 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.184 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4283 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tk9d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.