M6.1 earthquake 20 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 20 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Tue, Dec 31, 1974, 2:21 PM CST (20:21 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Ms, surface-wave), strong
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-12-31 20:21:09 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.126° N, 91.824° W
- Region
- Guatemala
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | Ms, surface-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 6.17 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 9.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.0 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
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.911 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 18902 days ago · 75 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.3100 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 18901 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.018 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18901 days ago · 80 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.411 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 18901 days ago · 108 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.635 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.4117 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.61 km ESE of San Bernardino, Guatemala · 18891 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.416 km SSE of Ocós, Guatemala · 18881 days ago · 106 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.65 km SW of Pochuta, Guatemala · 18851 days ago · 143 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.60 km SSE of Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala · 18847 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009b0 (also filed as atlas19741231202109, iscgem734957). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.