M3.7 earthquake 54 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 54 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala on Mon, Dec 13, 1982, 9:12 AM CST (15:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 27 km S 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
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-13 15:12:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.124° N, 92.503° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.827 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15997 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.853 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 15975 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.430 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15967 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.8115 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 15956 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.19 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 15956 days ago · 92 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 4.9120 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 16016 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.628 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 16019 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.138 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 16027 days ago · 51 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.310 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 16028 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001reh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.