Guatemala earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 42 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala on Mon, Jul 4, 2016, 10:58 AM CDT (15:58 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 4 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico. 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
2016-07-04 15:58:45 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.187° N, 92.405° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.345 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3734 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.046 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3731 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.94 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3728 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.272 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3722 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.827 km ESE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3717 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 13
  6. 4.114 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3712 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.439 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3695 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.284 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3685 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.537 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3743 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.287 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3751 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.224 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3752 days ago · 68 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 5.435 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3762 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 38
  5. 4.477 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.373 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.486 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.498 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.316 km SE of Ocós, Guatemala · 3771 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100062k2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.