Guatemala earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 17 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Tue, Apr 6, 1982, 9:49 AM CST (15:49 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 18 km W of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-04-06 15:49:49 UTC
Depth
63.7 km (39.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.239° N, 92.060° W
Region
Guatemala
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.88 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 16247 days ago · 62 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 6.518 km W of Champerico, Guatemala · 16247 days ago · 65 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.565 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 16242 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.587 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 16241 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.2111 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 16240 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 5.321 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 16235 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.665 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 16225 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.181 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 16190 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.74 km NE of Pajapita, Guatemala · 16260 days ago · 96 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kjr (also filed as gcmtb040682b, gcmt19820406154949, atlas19820406154946, iscgem600195). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.