M4.6 earthquake 15 km ESE of Ocós, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Ocós, Guatemala on Fri, Jun 8, 1973, 4:32 AM CST (10:32 UTC), 89 km (55 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-08 10:32:04 UTC
- Depth
- 89.0 km (55.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.472° N, 92.052° 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
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.725 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 19470 days ago · 76 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.69 km SSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 19468 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.184 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19417 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 4.220 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 19470 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.238 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19470 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.111 km NNW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19471 days ago · 97 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.712 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 19471 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.510 km W of Champerico, Guatemala · 19471 days ago · 78 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.23 km ESE of San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala · 19485 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000232. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.