M4.3 earthquake 11 km WNW of Escuintla, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Escuintla, Guatemala on Fri, Feb 6, 1976, 8:28 PM CST (02:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 2 km ESE of Barberena, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-07 02:28:41 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.335° N, 90.886° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.910 km SSE of Villa Canales, Guatemala · 18489 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.28 km SSE of Joyabaj, Guatemala · 18487 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.92 km ESE of Barberena, Guatemala · 18477 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.46 km E of Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Guatemala · 18473 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.14 km SW of Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala · 18461 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.1Guatemala · 18461 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.26 km NNW of San José Poaquil, Guatemala · 18459 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.47 km W of Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
Before
- 5.71 km W of San Raimundo, Guatemala · 18491 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.07 km W of Barberena, Guatemala · 18491 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.710 km NNW of Santa Apolonia, Guatemala · 18491 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.41 km SW of Panajachel, Guatemala · 18492 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.74 km ENE of Santa Cruz Balanyá, Guatemala · 18493 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.011 km WSW of Guanagazapa, Guatemala · 18493 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.45 km NW of Granados, Guatemala · 18493 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.69 km SSW of Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Guatemala · 18502 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.826 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 18502 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.116 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 18502 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.06 km W of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 18503 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.54 km S of Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala · 18510 days ago · 131 km deep · 47 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000eyu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.