M4.9 earthquake 4 km ENE of Acatenango, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Acatenango, Guatemala on Tue, Sep 19, 2017, 8:37 PM CST (02:37 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-09-20 02:37:35 UTC
- Depth
- 178.9 km (111.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.571° N, 90.908° W
- Region
- Guatemala
- Felt reports
- 8
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.8 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 174°
- Stations used
- 140
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.62 km NW of Cuyotenango, Guatemala · 3275 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
- 4.34 km SSE of Mixco, Guatemala · 3257 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 48
- 4.37 km WNW of Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala · 3248 days ago · 192 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000arfs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.