M4.5 earthquake 75 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 75 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Jun 13, 1986, 5:31 AM CST (11:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 62 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico. 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
- 1986-06-13 11:31:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.814° N, 92.413° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.762 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.595 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 14675 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.470 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 14675 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.4115 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 14674 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.889 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 14659 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v0x. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM UTC.