Guatemala earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 25 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 25 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, Mar 3, 2018, 8:33 AM CST (14:33 UTC), 62 km (38 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
2018-03-03 14:33:37 UTC
Depth
61.6 km (38.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.155° N, 91.721° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.417 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3129 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.35 km ESE of Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala · 3125 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.65 km S of Santa Bárbara, Guatemala · 3113 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  4. 4.464 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3113 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.711 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3107 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 17
  6. 4.718 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3104 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.336 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3101 days ago · 63 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.15 km E of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3098 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 5.243 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 19
  10. 4.558 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.39 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3154 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  2. 4.455 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3156 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dbp8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.