M4.6 earthquake 35 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Jan 9, 1975, 12:12 AM CST (06:12 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-01-09 06:12:47 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.994° N, 92.026° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4117 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18884 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.61 km ESE of San Bernardino, Guatemala · 18882 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.416 km SSE of Ocós, Guatemala · 18873 days ago · 106 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.60 km SSE of Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala · 18838 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 4.411 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 18892 days ago · 108 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.018 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18892 days ago · 80 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.0123 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18892 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3100 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.911 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 75 km deep · 24 km away
- 6.120 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.415 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 75 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009ew. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.