M6.1 earthquake 110 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 110 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Apr 15, 2016, 8:11 AM CST (14:11 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mww, W-phase moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-15 14:11:26 UTC
- Depth
- 22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.401° N, 92.367° W
- Region
- Guatemala
- Felt reports
- 8
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 6.02 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.8 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Guatemala City. Also felt at Antigua Guatemala, Fraijanes, Jocotenango and Santa Catarina Pinula. Felt (III) at Ahuachapan, El Salvador. Also felt at Tapachula, Mexico.
From the USGS event page for us20005ih9. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 6.1 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 321°, dip 65°, rake -81°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 122°, dip 27°, rake -107°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.3 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 326
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6106 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
- 4.698 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.278 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.573 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3821 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.377 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.498 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.486 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.373 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.477 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ih9 (also filed as gcmt20160415141130, iscgem608555483). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.