M4.8 earthquake 30 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 30 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala on Tue, Oct 1, 1985, 8:21 PM CST (02:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 9 km SE 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-02 02:21:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.076° N, 91.742° 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.99 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 14943 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.613 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 14908 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kcd. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.