M4.4 earthquake 3 km NE of Jocotenango, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Jocotenango, Guatemala on Fri, Aug 18, 2017, 11:42 PM CST (05:42 UTC), 199 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 4 km ENE of Acatenango, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-08-19 05:42:17 UTC
- Depth
- 199.3 km (123.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.602° N, 90.715° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.230 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3318 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.94 km ENE of Acatenango, Guatemala · 3297 days ago · 179 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 8
- 4.62 km NW of Cuyotenango, Guatemala · 3275 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a9ps. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.