Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 11 km E of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 11 km E of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Jan 15, 2016, 8:25 PM CST (02:25 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 4 km E of San Pablo Jocopilas, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-16 02:25:51 UTC
Depth
77.1 km (47.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.287° N, 91.805° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.64 km E of San Pablo Jocopilas, Guatemala · 3911 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.365 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3910 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.491 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3905 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.325 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3896 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.417 km W of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3895 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.338 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3892 days ago · 60 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.554 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3886 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.147 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3885 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.442 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3880 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.41 km ENE of Mazatán, Mexico · 3871 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.256 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3869 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.449 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3867 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.553 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3863 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 5.08 km NW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3931 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 29
  2. 4.256 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3943 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.534 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3943 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004g1v. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.