Guatemala earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 18 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Apr 1, 2018, 6:13 AM CST (12:13 UTC), 66 km (41 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-04-01 12:13:04 UTC
Depth
65.9 km (40.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.254° N, 92.077° 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 IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.3 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
128

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.336 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3101 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.15 km E of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3098 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 5.243 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 19
  4. 4.558 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.267 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3094 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.739 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3071 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.261 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3069 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.017 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3069 days ago · 81 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.357 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3064 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.583 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3064 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.383 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3058 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.18 km SE of Catarina, Guatemala · 3054 days ago · 113 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.370 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3053 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.125 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3051 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.4100 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3105 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.711 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3107 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 17
  3. 4.580 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3110 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.464 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3113 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.65 km S of Santa Bárbara, Guatemala · 3113 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.35 km ESE of Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala · 3125 days ago · 89 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 7
  7. 4.417 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3129 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  8. 4.425 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3133 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dc3u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.