M4.4 earthquake 16 km SSE of Ocós, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Ocós, Guatemala on Mon, Jan 20, 1975, 6:36 PM CST (00:36 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 0 km SSE of Nuevo Progreso, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-01-21 00:36:11 UTC
- Depth
- 106.0 km (65.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.374° N, 92.135° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.61 km ESE of San Bernardino, Guatemala · 18895 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.635 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 18897 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.411 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 18904 days ago · 108 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.018 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18904 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.911 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 18905 days ago · 75 km deep · 29 km away
- 6.120 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 18905 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.415 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 18905 days ago · 75 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009k3. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.