Guatemala earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 32 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 32 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Aug 20, 2017, 5:28 PM CST (23:28 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sun, Aug 20, 2017, 5:28 PM CST
UTC: 2017-08-20 23:28:57 UTC
Depth: 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 14.003° N, 91.850° W
Region: Guatemala
Felt reports: 9
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light 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 306°, dip 43°, rake 94°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 121°, dip 47°, rake 86°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From modeling of broad-band P waveforms
Station coverage gap: 115°
Stations used: 499

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000aa12 (also filed as iscgem610929762). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.