M4.2 earthquake 38 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 38 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Jun 7, 1973, 11:37 PM CST (05:37 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 25 km SSE 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-08 05:37:15 UTC
- Depth
- 77.0 km (47.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.067° N, 92.188° 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
- 11
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
- 4.220 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 19475 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.615 km ESE of Ocós, Guatemala · 19475 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.725 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 19474 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.69 km SSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 19472 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.184 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19422 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000022w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.