Guatemala earthquakes

M7.5 earthquake 7 km N of Los Amates, Guatemala

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck 7 km N of Los Amates, Guatemala on Wed, Feb 4, 1976, 3:01 AM CST (09:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 7.5 (mw), major
Local time: Wed, Feb 4, 1976, 3:01 AM CST
UTC: 1976-02-04 09:01:43 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 15.324° N, 89.101° W
Region: Guatemala
Strongest shaking: IX, violent 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: IX, violent shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 105.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 4.7 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Landslide alert: Orange
Liquefaction alert: Red

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 214

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 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 usp0000ex3 (also filed as gcmtm020476a, gcmt19760204090143, atlas19760204090143, iscgem717474). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.