M4.7 earthquake 16 km S of La Gomera, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 16 km S of La Gomera, Guatemala on Sun, Jan 16, 1977, 10:41 AM CST (16:41 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 45 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-16 16:41:08 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.931° N, 91.049° 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
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.78 km SSW of Retalhuleu, Guatemala · 18146 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.145 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 18139 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.77 km W of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 18104 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.54 km SSW of Río Bravo, Guatemala · 18091 days ago · 183 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000m6x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.