M4.3 earthquake 54 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 54 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Mon, Sep 19, 1983, 7:22 PM CDT (00:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 49 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-20 00:22:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.899° N, 92.211° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.149 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 15694 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.372 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 15694 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ygd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.