M4.5 earthquake 14 km ESE of La Gomera, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of La Gomera, Guatemala on Sat, Jul 31, 1982, 3:55 PM CST (21:55 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 24 km SE of Champerico, 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
- 1982-07-31 21:55:36 UTC
- Depth
- 91.6 km (56.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.012° N, 90.938° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.674 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala · 16118 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.015 km SW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 16115 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.39 km W of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 16111 days ago · 81 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.357 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 16109 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.59 km NW of Iztapa, Guatemala · 16106 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.424 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 16096 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nsf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.