M4.5 earthquake 132 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 132 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Mar 8, 2018, 9:29 PM CST (03:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-03-09 03:29:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.336° N, 92.647° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 173°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.464 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3113 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.4100 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3105 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dcx1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.