Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 9 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala on Sat, Feb 10, 2018, 9:15 AM CST (15:15 UTC), 83 km (52 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
2018-02-10 15:15:32 UTC
Depth
83.4 km (51.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.149° N, 91.228° W
Region
Guatemala
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.0 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.215 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 3147 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.425 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3133 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.417 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3129 days ago · 72 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  4. 4.35 km ESE of Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala · 3125 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
  5. 4.65 km S of Santa Bárbara, Guatemala · 3113 days ago · 104 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.711 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3107 days ago · 70 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 17
  7. 4.718 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3104 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.336 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3101 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.15 km E of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 3098 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 5.243 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 19
  11. 4.558 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 3097 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.213 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3174 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d09k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.