M4.2 earthquake 13 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Jan 21, 2018, 3:45 AM CST (09:45 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 55 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-01-21 09:45:08 UTC
- Depth
- 66.8 km (41.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.186° N, 91.961° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 14.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 151°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.288 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3160 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.254 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3159 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.455 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3156 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
- 4.114 km WSW of Buenos Aires, Mexico · 3154 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.39 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3154 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6
- 4.425 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3133 days ago · 62 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.417 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3129 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
- 4.35 km ESE of Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala · 3125 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 7
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cm3d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.