M4.7 earthquake 48 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 48 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Mon, Oct 4, 1982, 7:26 PM CST (01:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 10 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-05 01:26:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.875° N, 92.051° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6101 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 16063 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.483 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 16054 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.029 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 16042 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.035 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 16042 days ago · 50 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.710 km E of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 16030 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.310 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 16026 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.138 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 16025 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.628 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 16017 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.9120 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 16014 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001q1a. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.