M4.5 earthquake 43 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 43 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Tue, Mar 28, 1978, 3:01 AM CST (09:01 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 9 km W of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-28 09:01:56 UTC
- Depth
- 82.0 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.044° N, 92.227° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.29 km W of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 17693 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.0115 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 17674 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.625 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 17666 days ago · 90 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.920 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 17666 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.552 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 17666 days ago · 59 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.830 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 17666 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.826 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 17665 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.040 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 17653 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ttb. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.