M5.1 earthquake 8 km SSW of Zunil, Guatemala
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Zunil, Guatemala on Fri, Dec 15, 2017, 3:07 AM CST (09:07 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-15 09:07:43 UTC
- Depth
- 101.1 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.721° N, 91.522° W
- Region
- Guatemala
- Felt reports
- 28
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
28 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.1 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 83°, dip 12°, rake -141°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 314°, dip 83°, rake -81°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.4 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 45°
- Stations used
- 305
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.213 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3174 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.01 km SSE of Cantón Villaflor, Mexico · 3154 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
- 4.39 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3154 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c4rw (also filed as iscgem612138396). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.