M4.3 earthquake 69 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala on Sat, Jan 5, 1974, 7:38 AM CDT (12:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 23 km SSW 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-01-05 12:38:25 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.964° N, 92.512° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.123 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 19226 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.88 km WSW of Coatepeque, Guatemala · 19218 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.625 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 19205 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.667 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 19197 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004tm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.