Guatemala earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake Guatemala

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in Guatemala on Sat, Mar 6, 1976, 9:15 PM CST (03:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 6 km NNW of San José Poaquil, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sat, Mar 6, 1976, 9:15 PM CST
UTC: 1976-03-07 03:15:41 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 14.808° N, 90.889° W
Region: Guatemala
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 21.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: 77

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fbe (also filed as atlas19760307031541, iscgem716288). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.