Guatemala earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 54 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 54 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala on Sat, Feb 13, 2016, 1:47 PM CST (19:47 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-13 19:47:12 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.660° N, 91.305° W
Region
Guatemala
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 7.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
101

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.147 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3884 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.264 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 3869 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.553 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3861 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.221 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3853 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.163 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 3850 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.273 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3849 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.467 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3848 days ago · 49 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.349 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3845 days ago · 40 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.517 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 3837 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  10. 4.461 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3827 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.491 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3903 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.365 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3908 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.755 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 3909 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.311 km E of Champerico, Guatemala · 3913 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004zzs. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.