M4.5 earthquake 15 km E of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 15 km E of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Jan 31, 1980, 8:58 PM CST (02:58 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 32 km SSW 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
- 1980-02-01 02:58:24 UTC
- Depth
- 108.0 km (67.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.273° N, 91.772° 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
- 26
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.49 km SSW of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala · 17026 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.420 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 16991 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.832 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 16976 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000159g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.