Guatemala earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 47 km S of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 47 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Feb 14, 2016, 3:12 AM CST (09:12 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 53 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-14 09:12:28 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.864° N, 91.893° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.442 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3878 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.256 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3867 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.449 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3865 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.553 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3862 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.221 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3853 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.273 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3849 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.467 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3848 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.349 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3845 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.517 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 3837 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  10. 4.553 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3829 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.461 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3827 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.554 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3884 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.338 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3891 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.417 km W of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3893 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.491 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3903 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.365 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3908 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.755 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 3909 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.64 km E of San Pablo Jocopilas, Guatemala · 3910 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.311 km E of Champerico, Guatemala · 3913 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004qja. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC.