M4.9 earthquake 11 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Tue, Dec 31, 1974, 3:56 PM CST (21:56 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 18 km S 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-12-31 21:56:10 UTC
- Depth
- 75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.196° N, 91.942° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3100 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 18900 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.018 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18899 days ago · 80 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.411 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 18899 days ago · 108 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.635 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 18892 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.61 km ESE of San Bernardino, Guatemala · 18889 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.416 km SSE of Ocós, Guatemala · 18880 days ago · 106 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.65 km SW of Pochuta, Guatemala · 18850 days ago · 143 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.60 km SSE of Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala · 18846 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009b2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.