Guatemala earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 100 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 100 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 11:57 AM CST (17:57 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-03-31 17:57:20 UTC
Depth
18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.593° N, 92.506° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.718 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3104 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.336 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3101 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.558 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.267 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3093 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.739 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3071 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.261 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3069 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.583 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3064 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.383 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3058 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.370 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3053 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.580 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3110 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.464 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3113 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.5132 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3127 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dde3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.