Guatemala earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 38 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 38 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Mon, Aug 7, 2017, 2:14 PM CST (20:14 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 32 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-08-07 20:14:47 UTC
Depth
46.6 km (28.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.006° N, 91.718° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
32

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.567 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3337 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 5.332 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3327 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 9
  3. 4.710 km N of Champerico, Guatemala · 3321 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 8
  4. 4.230 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3318 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 5.053 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3317 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  6. 4.238 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3317 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.347 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3317 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.659 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3306 days ago · 50 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.137 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3303 days ago · 54 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 3.935 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3342 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.148 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 3347 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.17 km SW of Masagua, Guatemala · 3353 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a7b8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.