M4.8 earthquake 14 km ENE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Dec 2, 1983, 7:45 AM CST (13:45 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 64 km SSW 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-02 13:45:04 UTC
- Depth
- 35.4 km (22.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.327° N, 91.781° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.964 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 15635 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.548 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 15635 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.425 km E of Champerico, Guatemala · 15627 days ago · 80 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.226 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15626 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.929 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15626 days ago · 77 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.23 km W of Ignacio López Rayón, Mexico · 15606 days ago · 124 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.76 km NNE of Momostenango, Guatemala · 15599 days ago · 186 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 5.217 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15635 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.521 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 15635 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 7.025 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15636 days ago · 67 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.38 km ESE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 15639 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.026 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 15647 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000207j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.