Guatemala earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 25 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala on Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 1:59 AM CST (07:59 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 4 km WNW of Masagua, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-10-30 07:59:41 UTC
Depth
64.8 km (40.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.126° N, 91.539° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.480 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3980 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.298 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3980 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.047 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3974 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.461 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3973 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.44 km W of Totonicapán, Guatemala · 3970 days ago · 158 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.710 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3964 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 17
  7. 4.17 km NW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 3959 days ago · 94 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 5.74 km WNW of Masagua, Guatemala · 3952 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 74
  9. 4.413 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3951 days ago · 67 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.1near the coast of Guatemala · 3945 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.534 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3941 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.256 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3941 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.262 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4009 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200041k0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.