Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 56 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 56 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala on Tue, Mar 1, 2016, 12:12 PM CST (18:12 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 110 km SSW of Champerico, 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
2016-03-01 18:12:25 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.052° N, 92.435° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.079 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3867 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.449 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3866 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.553 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3862 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.517 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 3838 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  5. 4.553 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3830 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.380 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3824 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.389 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3824 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.187 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3824 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 6.1110 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3823 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
  10. 4.6106 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3823 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.698 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3823 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.278 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3823 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.276 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3823 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.573 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3821 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 6.083 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  16. 4.788 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.576 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.888 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 6.075 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3811 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 4.41 km ENE of Mazatán, Mexico · 3870 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.285 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3878 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.442 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3879 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.147 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3884 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.338 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3891 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.417 km W of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3894 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.027 km SW of Buenos Aires, Mexico · 3895 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.325 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3895 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004tvh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.