M4.5 earthquake 18 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Aug 20, 1987, 10:54 AM CST (16:54 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 66 km SSW 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
- 1987-08-20 16:54:19 UTC
- Depth
- 47.8 km (29.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.199° N, 92.048° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.966 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 14272 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.531 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 14271 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037nz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.