Guatemala earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 53 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Mon, Mar 7, 2016, 7:32 AM CST (13:32 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 110 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-07 13:32:08 UTC
Depth
34.1 km (21.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.832° N, 91.767° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.221 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3854 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.273 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3850 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.467 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3849 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.349 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3846 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.517 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 3838 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  6. 4.553 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3830 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.461 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3828 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 6.1110 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3823 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 8
  9. 4.6106 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3823 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  10. 4.698 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3823 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.278 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3823 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.573 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.766 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3806 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.563 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3806 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.753 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3806 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.449 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3866 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.256 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3868 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.147 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3885 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.554 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3885 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.338 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3892 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004wjn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC.