M5.1 earthquake 11 km NNW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Jun 7, 1973, 1:45 PM CST (19:45 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-07 19:45:43 UTC
- Depth
- 97.0 km (60.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.386° N, 91.951° 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.
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.238 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19464 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.220 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 19464 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.615 km ESE of Ocós, Guatemala · 19464 days ago · 89 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.725 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 19463 days ago · 76 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.69 km SSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 19462 days ago · 92 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.184 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19411 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000022p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.