M4.6 earthquake 59 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 3:23 PM CST (21:23 UTC), 50 km (31 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-09-10 21:23:10 UTC
- Depth
- 49.6 km (30.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.807° N, 91.678° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 153°
- Stations used
- 107
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.137 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3303 days ago · 54 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.148 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3279 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
- 4.62 km NW of Cuyotenango, Guatemala · 3274 days ago · 97 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
- 4.628 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3257 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.435 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3257 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.539 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3256 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 15
- 4.664 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3253 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.152 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3253 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.29 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3251 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 46
Before
- 4.347 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3317 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.238 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3317 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.053 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3317 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
- 4.230 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3318 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.710 km N of Champerico, Guatemala · 3321 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 8
- 5.332 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3327 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 9
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ajp5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.