M4.2 earthquake 111 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 111 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala on Tue, Apr 13, 1982, 1:57 PM EST (18:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 65 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-13 18:57:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.659° N, 92.752° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2107 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 16237 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.665 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 16224 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.181 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 16190 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
Before
- 4.565 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 16241 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.5117 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 16243 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.317 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 16246 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.692 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 16260 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kpv. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC.