Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 36 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 36 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala on Tue, Apr 3, 2018, 7:26 PM CST (01:26 UTC), 63 km (39 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
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-04-04 01:26:34 UTC
Depth
63.2 km (39.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.032° N, 91.698° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
42

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.15 km E of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3098 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 5.243 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 19
  3. 4.558 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.739 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 3071 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.261 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3069 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.017 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3069 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.357 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 3064 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.583 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3064 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.18 km SE of Catarina, Guatemala · 3054 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.370 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3053 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.125 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3051 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.06 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3042 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.718 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3104 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.4100 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3105 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.711 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3107 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 17
  4. 4.464 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3113 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.65 km S of Santa Bárbara, Guatemala · 3113 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.35 km ESE of Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala · 3125 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 7
  7. 4.417 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3129 days ago · 72 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dyus. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC.