M4.5 earthquake 21 km NNW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Jul 31, 1983, 3:33 PM CDT (20:33 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 5 km NE of Río Bravo, 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
- 1983-07-31 20:33:21 UTC
- Depth
- 117.8 km (73.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.475° N, 91.980° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.15 km NE of Río Bravo, Guatemala · 15755 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.436 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 15740 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.628 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 15736 days ago · 150 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.354 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 15708 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001x8m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.