M4.4 earthquake 56 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 56 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Tue, Aug 11, 1987, 3:55 AM CST (09:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 20 km SSE 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-11 09:55:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.828° N, 92.125° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.120 km SSE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 14285 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.518 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 14278 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.966 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 14272 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.531 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 14272 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037eu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.