M4.5 earthquake 47 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala on Sat, Jul 25, 1981, 1:00 AM CST (07:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 35 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-25 07:00:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.166° N, 92.452° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.835 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 16498 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.549 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 16489 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.64 km NNE of Veinte de Noviembre, Mexico · 16486 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.693 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 16447 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.583 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 16441 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001exa. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.