M4.4 earthquake 35 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Mon, Oct 30, 2017, 12:42 AM CST (06:42 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 9 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-30 06:42:39 UTC
- Depth
- 54.7 km (34.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.158° N, 92.211° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.3 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 161°
- Stations used
- 163
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.539 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3257 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 15
- 4.664 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3253 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.29 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3251 days ago · 50 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 46
- 4.352 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3227 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.562 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3227 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
- 4.618 km SSW of Flores Costa Cuca, Guatemala · 3219 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
- 4.083 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3219 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.18 km SSW of Zunil, Guatemala · 3211 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 28
- 4.257 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3198 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
Before
- 4.628 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3258 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.62 km NW of Cuyotenango, Guatemala · 3274 days ago · 97 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
- 4.463 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3278 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
- 4.148 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3279 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ayga. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.