Guatemala earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 64 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 64 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Mar 23, 2018, 2:02 PM CST (20:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 43 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-03-23 20:02:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.758° N, 92.156° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
109

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4100 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3105 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.718 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3104 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.336 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3102 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.243 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 19
  5. 4.558 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.267 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3094 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.739 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3071 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.261 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3070 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.017 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3069 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.357 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3064 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.583 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3064 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.383 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3058 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.370 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3053 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.5132 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3128 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.417 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3129 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  3. 4.425 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3133 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d89s. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.