M4.8 earthquake 27 km S of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 27 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Tue, Dec 14, 1982, 2:37 PM CST (20:37 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 10 km SSW of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-14 20:37:55 UTC
- Depth
- 55.6 km (34.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.052° N, 91.954° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.713 km SW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 15980 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.853 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 15972 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.430 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15964 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.010 km SSW of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala · 15960 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.19 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 15953 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rfe. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC.