Guatemala earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 67 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 67 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala on Thu, Aug 10, 2017, 7:07 PM CST (01:07 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 32 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-08-11 01:07:17 UTC
Depth
27.5 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.949° N, 92.440° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 6.8 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
106

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 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 us2000a763. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.