M4.8 earthquake 3 km SSW of Tectitán, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Tectitán, Guatemala on Sun, May 14, 1978, 2:32 AM CST (08:32 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1978-05-14 08:32:14 UTC
- Depth
- 101.0 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.279° N, 92.079° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 87
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000uhv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.