Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 65 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 65 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala on Wed, Jan 20, 2016, 9:01 AM CST (15:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 54 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-20 15:01:40 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.717° N, 91.649° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.491 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3903 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.338 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3890 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.554 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3884 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.147 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3883 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.264 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 3869 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.256 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3867 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.553 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3861 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.221 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3852 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.163 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 3850 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.273 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3848 days ago · 51 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 3.755 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 3908 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.311 km E of Champerico, Guatemala · 3912 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 5.08 km NW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3929 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 29

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004fue. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.