Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 78 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 78 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Apr 15, 2016, 4:55 PM CST (22:55 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 66 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-15 22:55:23 UTC
Depth
36.6 km (22.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.640° N, 92.204° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.573 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3821 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.766 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3805 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.563 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3805 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.753 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3805 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.377 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.316 km SE of Ocós, Guatemala · 3771 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.498 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.287 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3766 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.486 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.373 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.477 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3762 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.698 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.6106 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  3. 6.1110 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 8
  4. 4.461 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3827 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.553 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3829 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.349 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3845 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.467 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3848 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.273 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3849 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005kzt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.