M5.0 earthquake 20 km W of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 20 km W of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Jan 19, 1978, 8:12 PM CST (02:12 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 4 km SSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-20 02:12:41 UTC
- Depth
- 84.0 km (52.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.260° N, 92.098° 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
- 82
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.31 km W of 1ra. Sección de Izapa, Mexico · 17763 days ago · 108 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.929 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 17754 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.74 km SSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 17744 days ago · 100 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.215 km WNW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 17744 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.26 km SSW of Río Bravo, Guatemala · 17734 days ago · 101 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.121 km E of Champerico, Guatemala · 17728 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sm4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.