M4.5 earthquake 21 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Mon, Dec 3, 1973, 7:05 AM CDT (12:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 5 km SSW of Colomba, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-12-03 12:05:30 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.148° N, 92.045° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.35 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 19285 days ago · 61 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.95 km SSW of Colomba, Guatemala · 19284 days ago · 115 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.369 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 19253 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 4.486 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 19294 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.561 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 19298 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.340 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 19298 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.74 km E of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala · 19313 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004du. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.