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M5.0 earthquake 53 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 53 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala on Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 11:48 PM CST (05:48 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time: Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 11:48 PM CST
UTC: 2017-08-31 05:48:32 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.771° N, 91.526° W
Region: Guatemala
Felt reports: 7
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.03
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 94°
Stations used: 154

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000addm (also filed as iscgem610941204). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.