M4.0 earthquake 80 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 80 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala on Wed, Nov 1, 2017, 3:29 PM CST (21:29 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 62 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador. 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-01 21:29:01 UTC
- Depth
- 45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.234° N, 90.501° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 21.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 193°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.152 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3254 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.36 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 3237 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
- 4.762 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 3231 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.048 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador · 3226 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bljg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.