Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 38 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 38 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Feb 7, 2016, 4:12 AM CST (10:12 UTC), 60 km (38 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-07 10:12:58 UTC
Depth
60.4 km (37.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.070° N, 92.184° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
200°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.147 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3884 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.442 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3878 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.285 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3877 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.41 km ENE of Mazatán, Mexico · 3869 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.256 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3867 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.079 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3866 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.449 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3865 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.553 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3861 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.221 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3852 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.273 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3849 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.467 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3848 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.517 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 3837 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 4.417 km W of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3893 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.027 km SW of Buenos Aires, Mexico · 3894 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.325 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3894 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.491 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3903 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.365 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3908 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.311 km E of Champerico, Guatemala · 3913 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004yij. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.