Guatemala earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 43 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 43 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala on Sat, Apr 7, 2018, 11:08 PM CST (05:08 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sat, Apr 7, 2018, 11:08 PM CST
UTC: 2018-04-08 05:08:20 UTC
Depth: 21.4 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.883° N, 91.536° W
Region: Guatemala
Felt reports: 19
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

19 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 308°, dip 17°, rake 87°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 131°, dip 73°, rake 91°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.6 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 34°
Stations used: 166

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dwar (also filed as iscgem611871439). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.