M4.5 earthquake 8 km E of Escuintla, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 8 km E of Escuintla, Guatemala on Tue, Jun 26, 1973, 1:24 AM CST (07:24 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 21 km SW of Puerto San José, 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
- 1973-06-26 07:24:28 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.290° N, 90.706° W
- Region
- Guatemala
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 2.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -0.7 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.121 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 19443 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.349 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 19438 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002dn. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.