M4.5 earthquake 42 km S of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 42 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, May 16, 1987, 4:13 AM CST (10:13 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 16 km S 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-16 10:13:11 UTC
- Depth
- 47.5 km (29.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.911° N, 91.857° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.216 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 14368 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.514 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 14348 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000351s. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.