M4.3 earthquake 5 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Tue, Dec 4, 1973, 3:45 AM CDT (08:45 UTC), 61 km (38 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-12-04 08:45:00 UTC
- Depth
- 61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.245° N, 91.902° 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
- 14
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.95 km SSW of Colomba, Guatemala · 19284 days ago · 115 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.369 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 19253 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.123 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19225 days ago · 75 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 4.521 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19286 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.486 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 19294 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.561 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 19298 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.340 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 19298 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.74 km E of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala · 19313 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004e5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.