M5.5 earthquake 10 km W of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 10 km W of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Jun 7, 1973, 12:32 PM CST (18:32 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 12 km S of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-07 18:32:42 UTC
- Depth
- 78.0 km (48.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.277° N, 92.008° W
- Region
- Guatemala
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.2 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 137
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.712 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 19465 days ago · 70 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.111 km NNW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19465 days ago · 97 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.238 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19464 days ago · 77 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.220 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 19464 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.615 km ESE of Ocós, Guatemala · 19464 days ago · 89 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.725 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 19463 days ago · 76 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.69 km SSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 19462 days ago · 92 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.184 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19411 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000022k (also filed as iscgem759121). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.