Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 61 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 61 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, May 5, 2018, 8:41 PM CST (02:41 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 104 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-05-06 02:41:17 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.755° N, 91.790° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
122

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.017 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3070 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.357 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3065 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.583 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3064 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.370 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3054 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.125 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3052 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.06 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3043 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  7. 5.1104 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3040 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.6102 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3040 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.336 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3034 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.368 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3032 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.5108 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3020 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.286 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3020 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.4122 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3019 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.449 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3018 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.827 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3017 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 22
  16. 4.159 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3014 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.367 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3013 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3012 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.739 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3072 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3098 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.558 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3098 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 5.243 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3098 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 19
  5. 4.15 km E of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3099 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dz42. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.