M4.0 earthquake 83 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 83 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Dec 7, 2017, 12:27 AM CST (06:27 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 51 km SSW 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-07 06:27:16 UTC
- Depth
- 9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.770° N, 92.475° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 184°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.257 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3198 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.351 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3197 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
- 4.239 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3196 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 4.213 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3174 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.288 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3160 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.254 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3159 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c4el. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC.