M4.2 earthquake 8 km SSE of Joyabaj, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Joyabaj, Guatemala on Mon, Feb 9, 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-10 02:28:39 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.921° N, 90.778° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.92 km ESE of Barberena, Guatemala · 18478 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.46 km E of Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Guatemala · 18473 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.14 km SW of Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala · 18462 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.1Guatemala · 18462 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.26 km NNW of San José Poaquil, Guatemala · 18459 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.47 km W of Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
Before
- 3.910 km SSE of Villa Canales, Guatemala · 18490 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.311 km WNW of Escuintla, Guatemala · 18491 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.71 km W of San Raimundo, Guatemala · 18491 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.07 km W of Barberena, Guatemala · 18491 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.710 km NNW of Santa Apolonia, Guatemala · 18492 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.07 km NW of Tamahú, Guatemala · 18492 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.314 km N of Cubulco, Guatemala · 18493 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.41 km SW of Panajachel, Guatemala · 18493 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.74 km ENE of Santa Cruz Balanyá, Guatemala · 18493 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.011 km WSW of Guanagazapa, Guatemala · 18493 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.45 km NW of Granados, Guatemala · 18493 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.69 km SSW of Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Guatemala · 18502 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.54 km S of Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala · 18510 days ago · 131 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f05. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.