M4.1 earthquake 42 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 3:01 AM CST (09:01 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 11 km E of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-09-14 09:01:14 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.914° N, 91.995° 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, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 168°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.711 km E of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 2910 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 64
- 4.118 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 2880 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hi7j. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.