M4.0 earthquake 43 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 43 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala on Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 6:28 PM CST (00:28 UTC), 21 km (13 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-08-23 00:28:50 UTC
- Depth
- 21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.916° N, 91.572° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 178°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.153 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 2944 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.364 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 2943 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
- 4.142 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 2939 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.711 km E of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 2910 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 64
- 4.31 km SE of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 2907 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000h623. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.