M4.4 earthquake 117 km S of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 117 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Jan 9, 1975, 9:20 AM CST (15:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1975-01-09 15:20:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.232° N, 91.925° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.635 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 18885 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.0123 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18892 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.3100 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 6.120 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 18893 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009ez. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.