Guatemala earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 37 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 37 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala on Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 8:16 PM CST (02:16 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 9 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.1 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 8:16 PM CST
UTC: 2017-09-14 02:16:37 UTC
Depth: 53.8 km (33.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.984° N, 91.563° W
Region: Guatemala
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 8.5 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 155°
Stations used: 65

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000aywa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC.