Guatemala earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 17 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, May 6, 2018, 1:07 AM CST (07:07 UTC), 81 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 27 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-05-06 07:07:26 UTC
Depth
81.5 km (50.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.403° N, 91.798° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 15.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.357 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3064 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.583 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3064 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.18 km SE of Catarina, Guatemala · 3055 days ago · 113 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.370 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3054 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.125 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3051 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.06 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3043 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.336 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3034 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.368 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3032 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.449 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3018 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.827 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3017 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 22
  11. 4.159 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3013 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.367 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3012 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3012 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.261 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3070 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.739 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3071 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.558 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3098 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 5.243 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3098 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 19
  6. 4.15 km E of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3098 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dz83. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.