Guatemala earthquakes in 1974
26 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Guatemala in 1974. The largest: M6.1 20 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala, Dec 31, 1974.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1974 was located in Guatemala. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1974
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.911 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 75 km deep
- 6.120 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 39 km deep
- 5.415 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 75 km deep
- 4.63 km S of Chiché, Guatemala · 186 km deep
- 5.44 km WSW of Quesada, Guatemala · 155 km deep
- 5.22 km N of Zunilito, Guatemala · 97 km deep
- 4.66 km E of San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Guatemala · 231 km deep
- 5.032 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.682 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 41 km deep
- 5.119 km NNE of San Luis Ixcán, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.825 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 5.315 km W of Champerico, Guatemala · 70 km deep
- 4.522 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 59 km deep
- 4.517 km ESE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 115 km deep
- 4.741 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 53 km deep
- 4.621 km ESE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 65 km deep
- 4.78 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 76 km deep
- 4.82 km S of Río Blanco, Guatemala · 180 km deep
- 5.30 km SW of Santa María Visitación, Guatemala · 138 km deep
- 5.43 km SE of San Sebastián, Guatemala · 108 km deep
- 4.53 km N of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala · 121 km deep
- 4.633 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 79 km deep
- 4.543 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 89 km deep
- 4.667 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 43 km deep
- 4.88 km WSW of Coatepeque, Guatemala · 109 km deep
- 5.123 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 75 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1974 in Guatemala.
- 6.120 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 39 km deep
- 5.415 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 75 km deep
- 5.44 km WSW of Quesada, Guatemala · 155 km deep
- 5.43 km SE of San Sebastián, Guatemala · 108 km deep
- 5.315 km W of Champerico, Guatemala · 70 km deep
- 5.30 km SW of Santa María Visitación, Guatemala · 138 km deep
- 5.22 km N of Zunilito, Guatemala · 97 km deep
- 5.119 km NNE of San Luis Ixcán, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 5.123 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 75 km deep
- 5.032 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.911 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 75 km deep
- 4.825 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.82 km S of Río Blanco, Guatemala · 180 km deep
- 4.88 km WSW of Coatepeque, Guatemala · 109 km deep
- 4.741 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 53 km deep
- 4.78 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 76 km deep
- 4.63 km S of Chiché, Guatemala · 186 km deep
- 4.66 km E of San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Guatemala · 231 km deep
- 4.682 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 41 km deep
- 4.621 km ESE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 65 km deep
- 4.633 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 79 km deep
- 4.667 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 43 km deep
- 4.522 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 59 km deep
- 4.517 km ESE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 115 km deep
- 4.53 km N of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala · 121 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1974 | 0 | ||
| February 1974 | 2 | 5.1 | 23 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala |
| March 1974 | 4 | 4.6 | 33 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala |
| April 1974 | 3 | 5.4 | 3 km SE of San Sebastián, Guatemala |
| May 1974 | 4 | 4.7 | 41 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala |
| June 1974 | 0 | ||
| July 1974 | 3 | 5.3 | 15 km W of Champerico, Guatemala |
| August 1974 | 1 | 5.1 | 19 km NNE of San Luis Ixcán, Guatemala |
| September 1974 | 2 | 5.0 | 32 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| October 1974 | 1 | 4.6 | 6 km E of San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Guatemala |
| November 1974 | 0 | ||
| December 1974 | 6 | 6.1 | 20 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.