Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 30 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 30 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala on Tue, Aug 29, 2017, 9:04 PM CST (03:04 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (mb), light
Local time: Tue, Aug 29, 2017, 9:04 PM CST
UTC: 2017-08-30 03:04:48 UTC
Depth: 36.6 km (22.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.923° N, 91.323° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 13.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 87

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ad2d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.