Guatemala earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 73 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 73 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Apr 17, 2016, 12:32 AM CST (06:32 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 35 km SE 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
2016-04-17 06:32:41 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.808° N, 92.383° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
96

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.788 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.212 km SSE of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3795 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.235 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.377 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.316 km SE of Ocós, Guatemala · 3771 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.498 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.486 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.373 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.477 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 5.435 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3761 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 38

Before

  1. 4.276 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.278 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.698 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.6106 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  5. 6.1110 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8
  6. 4.553 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3829 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.467 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3848 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.273 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3849 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005j5t. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.