M4.8 earthquake 32 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 32 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala on Mon, Mar 31, 1980, 5:52 AM CST (11:52 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 49 km SW of Puerto San José, 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
- 1980-03-31 11:52:34 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.938° N, 91.437° 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
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.740 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 16968 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.723 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 16947 days ago · 128 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.949 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 16929 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.30 km W of Santa María Visitación, Guatemala · 16928 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00016cd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.