M4.7 earthquake 10 km N of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 10 km N of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, Aug 26, 2017, 5:33 PM CST (23:33 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-08-26 23:33:13 UTC
- Depth
- 75.8 km (47.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.386° N, 91.903° 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 V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.7 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 145
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.230 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3318 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.053 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3317 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 7
- 4.238 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3317 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.347 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3317 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.659 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3306 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.137 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3303 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.148 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3279 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
- 4.62 km NW of Cuyotenango, Guatemala · 3274 days ago · 97 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
Before
- 5.332 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3327 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 9
- 4.567 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3337 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.313 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3338 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
- 4.1near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3339 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 4.438 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3340 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.935 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3342 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ac50. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC.