M4.2 earthquake 39 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala on Sat, Dec 30, 2017, 12:24 AM CST (06:24 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 81 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-30 06:24:30 UTC
- Depth
- 37.8 km (23.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.214° N, 92.394° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 178°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.081 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico · 3177 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.213 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3174 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.288 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3160 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.254 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3159 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.455 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3156 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
- 4.114 km WSW of Buenos Aires, Mexico · 3154 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.01 km SSE of Cantón Villaflor, Mexico · 3154 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
Before
- 5.351 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3197 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
- 4.257 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3198 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.083 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3219 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.618 km SSW of Flores Costa Cuca, Guatemala · 3219 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000c0gx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.