Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 5 km ESE of Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala on Sun, Mar 11, 2018, 6:24 AM CST (12:24 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 11 km SE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-03-11 12:24:34 UTC
Depth
89.1 km (55.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.768° N, 91.876° W
Region
Guatemala
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.2 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d32d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.