M4.4 earthquake 11 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala on Wed, Jan 1, 1975, 5:41 PM CST (23:41 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 35 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-01-01 23:41:22 UTC
- Depth
- 108.0 km (67.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.221° N, 91.842° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.635 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 18884 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.61 km ESE of San Bernardino, Guatemala · 18882 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.416 km SSE of Ocós, Guatemala · 18872 days ago · 106 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.65 km SW of Pochuta, Guatemala · 18842 days ago · 143 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.60 km SSE of Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala · 18838 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
Before
- 5.018 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18892 days ago · 80 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.3100 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 18892 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.911 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 75 km deep · 11 km away
- 6.120 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.415 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 75 km deep · 12 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009c3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.