M4.5 earthquake 65 km S of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 65 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Apr 11, 1982, 1:13 PM CST (19:13 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 21 km SSW of San Lorenzo, 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
- 1982-04-11 19:13:21 UTC
- Depth
- 64.2 km (39.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.704° N, 91.936° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.587 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 16235 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.2111 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 16233 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.321 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 16229 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.665 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 16219 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.181 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 16184 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
Before
- 4.5117 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 16238 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 6.518 km W of Champerico, Guatemala · 16240 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.88 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 16241 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.317 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 16241 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kn9. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.