M4.4 earthquake 83 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 83 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, Oct 16, 1982, 1:43 PM CST (19:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 29 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-16 19:43:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.578° N, 92.152° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.029 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 16045 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.035 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 16045 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.138 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 16028 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.9120 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 16017 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.754 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 15999 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.827 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15998 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001q9z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.