M4.4 earthquake 86 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 86 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala on Sun, Nov 25, 1973, 9:11 AM CST (15:11 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 21 km SW 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-25 15:11:00 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.895° N, 92.694° 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
- 16
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.521 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19286 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.35 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 19286 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.369 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 19253 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000049g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.