Guatemala earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 106 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 106 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Apr 15, 2016, 8:36 AM CST (14:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-15 14:36:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.494° N, 92.461° W
Region
Guatemala
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
95

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.698 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.278 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.276 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.573 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3821 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.377 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.498 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.486 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.373 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.477 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3762 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 6.1110 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 8
  2. 4.553 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3829 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.467 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3848 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.273 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3848 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ihg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.