Guatemala earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 55 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 55 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Feb 8, 2018, 6:04 AM CST (12:04 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 43 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-02-08 12:04:56 UTC
Depth
35.7 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.936° N, 92.271° W
Region
Guatemala
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.8 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
69

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. 4.425 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3133 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.5132 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3127 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.464 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3112 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.580 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3110 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.4100 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3105 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.718 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3104 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.336 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3101 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 5.243 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 19
  9. 4.558 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.254 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3159 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.288 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3160 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.213 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3174 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cysz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.