M4.6 earthquake 40 km SW of Pasaco, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 40 km SW of Pasaco, Guatemala on Sun, Nov 7, 1976, 12:41 AM CST (06:41 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 7 km ESE of Nueva Santa Rosa, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-07 06:41:42 UTC
- Depth
- 85.0 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.672° N, 90.421° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k7z. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.