M5.1 earthquake 23 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 23 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, Feb 2, 1974, 2:07 AM CDT (07:07 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-02-02 07:07:40 UTC
- Depth
- 75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.084° N, 91.960° 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
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.88 km WSW of Coatepeque, Guatemala · 19227 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.625 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 19214 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.667 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 19206 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.53 km N of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala · 19201 days ago · 121 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000054x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.