Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 4 km SSE of Mixco, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Mixco, Guatemala on Mon, Oct 30, 2017, 12:21 PM CST (18:21 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-30 18:21:07 UTC
Depth
96.0 km (59.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.591° N, 90.586° W
Region
Guatemala
Felt reports
48
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

48 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.1 km horizontally, 12.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000aynt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.