M5.0 earthquake 18 km S of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 18 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Wed, Jan 1, 1975, 4:52 PM CST (22:52 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-01-01 22:52:36 UTC
- Depth
- 80.0 km (49.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.133° N, 91.883° 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
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.411 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 18891 days ago · 108 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.635 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 18884 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.61 km ESE of San Bernardino, Guatemala · 18882 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.416 km SSE of Ocós, Guatemala · 18872 days ago · 106 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.65 km SW of Pochuta, Guatemala · 18842 days ago · 143 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.60 km SSE of Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala · 18838 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
Before
- 4.3100 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 18892 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.911 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 75 km deep · 9 km away
- 6.120 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.415 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 75 km deep · 5 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009c2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.