M4.7 earthquake 25 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Jun 8, 1973, 6:58 PM CST (00:58 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-09 00:58:04 UTC
- Depth
- 76.0 km (47.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.070° N, 91.852° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.69 km SSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 19468 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.349 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 19443 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.184 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19418 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 4.615 km ESE of Ocós, Guatemala · 19471 days ago · 89 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.220 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 19471 days ago · 73 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.238 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19471 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.111 km NNW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19471 days ago · 97 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.712 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 19471 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.510 km W of Champerico, Guatemala · 19471 days ago · 78 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.23 km ESE of San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala · 19485 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000023f. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC.