Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 70 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 70 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Mon, May 21, 2018, 10:41 PM CST (04:41 UTC), 37 km (23 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
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-05-22 04:41:57 UTC
Depth
37.1 km (23.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.694° N, 92.134° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.125 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3051 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 5.1104 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3040 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.6102 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3040 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.336 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3034 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.368 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3032 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.5108 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3020 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.286 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3020 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.4122 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3019 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.449 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3018 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.827 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3017 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 22
  11. 4.159 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3013 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.367 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3013 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3012 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.460 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3009 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.554 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 2996 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.383 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3058 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.583 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3064 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.357 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3064 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.017 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3070 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.261 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3070 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.739 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3071 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e9qd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:26 PM UTC.