M4.4 earthquake 39 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 39 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, Aug 20, 2016, 7:59 AM CST (13:59 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 92 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-20 13:59:17 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.153° N, 92.246° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.8 km horizontally, 13.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 206°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.592 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3676 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.925 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3659 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 4.114 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3712 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.827 km ESE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3716 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 13
- 4.425 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3717 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
- 4.272 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3721 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006ff1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.