Guatemala earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 51 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 51 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 3:42 AM CST (09:42 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 3:42 AM CST
UTC: 2017-12-29 09:42:40 UTC
Depth: 22.1 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.844° N, 92.053° W
Region: Guatemala
Felt reports: 3
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.3 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 296°, dip 16°, rake 100°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 106°, dip 75°, rake 87°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.7 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 78°
Stations used: 244

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bxl7 (also filed as iscgem612138523). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.