Guatemala earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 53 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 53 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Apr 8, 2016, 8:05 PM CST (02:05 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2016-04-09 02:05:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.935° N, 92.244° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.461 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3827 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 6.1110 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 8
  3. 4.6106 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.698 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.278 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.276 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.573 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3821 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.563 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3805 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.212 km SSE of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3795 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.235 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.377 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.319 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3790 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5
  13. 4.317 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3789 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.316 km SE of Ocós, Guatemala · 3771 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.517 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 3837 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.467 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3848 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.273 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3849 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.221 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3853 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ghy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.