M4.8 earthquake 26 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, May 12, 1978, 9:36 PM CST (03:36 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 40 km SSW 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-05-13 03:36:09 UTC
- Depth
- 68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.073° N, 91.999° 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
- 67
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.040 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 17659 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.59 km ESE of Ignacio López Rayón, Mexico · 17638 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
Before
- 4.830 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 17673 days ago · 73 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.552 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 17673 days ago · 59 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.920 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 17673 days ago · 86 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.625 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 17673 days ago · 90 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.29 km W of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 17699 days ago · 107 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000uha. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC.