M4.0 earthquake 135 km S of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 135 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 3:51 PM CST (21:51 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 91 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-07-17 21:51:51 UTC
- Depth
- 35.5 km (22.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.072° N, 91.828° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 194°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.242 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4811 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.287 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4806 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.372 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4794 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.991 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4792 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.277 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4792 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.562 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4783 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.278 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4781 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.379 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4769 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.093 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4769 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000k23p. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC.