M4.5 earthquake 21 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Dec 2, 1983, 2:54 AM CST (08:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 17 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-02 08:54:02 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.134° N, 91.793° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.217 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15636 days ago · 59 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.814 km ENE of Champerico, Guatemala · 15636 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.964 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 15635 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.548 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 15635 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.4117 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15633 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.425 km E of Champerico, Guatemala · 15627 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.226 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15627 days ago · 76 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.929 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15627 days ago · 77 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.23 km W of Ignacio López Rayón, Mexico · 15607 days ago · 124 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000207d. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.