M4.3 earthquake 7 km WNW of Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala on Wed, Nov 8, 2017, 2:28 AM CST (08:28 UTC), 192 km (119 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 8 km SSW of Zunil, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-08 08:28:26 UTC
- Depth
- 191.9 km (119.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.777° N, 91.057° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.2 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.24 km NNW of San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Guatemala · 3237 days ago · 171 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.618 km SSW of Flores Costa Cuca, Guatemala · 3220 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5
- 5.18 km SSW of Zunil, Guatemala · 3211 days ago · 101 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 28
- 4.611 km N of San Cristóbal Verapaz, Guatemala · 3191 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 8
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bk9y. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.