M4.8 earthquake 5 km S of Quesada, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 5 km S of Quesada, Guatemala on Tue, May 13, 1980, 11:20 AM CST (17:20 UTC), 47 km (29 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
- 1980-05-13 17:20:27 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.225° N, 90.032° 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
- 21
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.811 km NW of Taxisco, Guatemala · 16879 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.330 km WSW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 16873 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayGuatemala earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000176m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.