M4.1 earthquake 53 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 53 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, Sep 8, 2018, 9:18 AM CST (15:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 28 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-09-08 15:18:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.860° N, 92.130° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 185°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 72
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.142 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 2939 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.528 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 2925 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
- 4.388 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 2906 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hb3m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.