M4.6 earthquake 47 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala on Sat, May 18, 1985, 4:08 PM CST (22:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 18 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-18 22:08:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.937° N, 91.642° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.463 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 15105 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.682 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15100 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.918 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 15097 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.630 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 15081 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.382 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 15063 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002eyp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC.