M3.1 earthquake 5 km SE of Alotenango, Guatemala
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Alotenango, Guatemala on Thu, Feb 25, 2016, 2:43 PM CST (20:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 17 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-02-25 20:43:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.455° N, 90.766° W
- Region
- Guatemala
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Santa Catarina Pinula, Santa Lucia Milpas Altas and Villa Nueva.
From the USGS event page for us10004sr9. 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 158°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.53 km ENE of Magdalena Milpas Altas, Guatemala · 3870 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5
- 4.221 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3853 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 4.517 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 3837 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
- 4.526 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala · 3819 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004sr9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.