Guatemala earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 48 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 48 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala on Sat, Oct 7, 2017, 3:24 PM CST (21:24 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 62 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-07 21:24:08 UTC
Depth
57.5 km (35.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.533° N, 90.535° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 13.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
39

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000b2ly. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.