M4.6 earthquake 17 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala on Tue, Sep 14, 1976, 5:47 PM CST (23:47 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 37 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-14 23:47:35 UTC
- Depth
- 103.0 km (64.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.932° N, 90.990° 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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jdf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC.