Guatemala earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 6 km S of Pasaco, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 6 km S of Pasaco, Guatemala on Sat, Jun 27, 2015, 9:16 AM CST (15:16 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 55 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-06-27 15:16:01 UTC
Depth
107.6 km (66.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
13.921° N, 90.212° W
Region
Guatemala
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (I) at San Salvador, El Salvador.

From the USGS event page for us10002m37. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.2 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.655 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 4103 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.172 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 4103 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.28 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4102 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.010 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 4101 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.37 km ESE of Comapa, Guatemala · 4096 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.233 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 4096 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.659 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4094 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.274 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 4092 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.338 km SW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador · 4092 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.062 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala · 4085 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.35 km NNW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4069 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.915 km ESE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4066 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 34
  13. 3.932 km SSE of Acajutla, El Salvador · 4063 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 5.367 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 4058 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 4.837 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador · 4121 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.116 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4136 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002m37. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.