Guatemala earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 48 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 48 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala on Sat, Oct 7, 2017, 11:00 PM CST (05:00 UTC), 18 km (11 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: Sat, Oct 7, 2017, 11:00 PM CST
UTC: 2017-10-08 05:00:39 UTC
Depth: 18.3 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.817° N, 91.514° W
Region: Guatemala
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.9 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 157°
Stations used: 37

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000b2qv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.