M4.1 earthquake 21 km E of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 21 km E of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Mar 9, 1978, 7:01 PM CST (01:01 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 7 km ENE of La Gomera, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-10 01:01:38 UTC
- Depth
- 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.317° N, 91.710° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.77 km ENE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 17724 days ago · 153 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.543 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 17710 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.29 km W of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 17692 days ago · 107 km deep · 37 km away
Before
- 5.26 km SSW of Río Bravo, Guatemala · 17734 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.215 km WNW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 17744 days ago · 90 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.74 km SSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 17744 days ago · 100 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.929 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 17754 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tan. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.