Guatemala earthquakes in 1983
30 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Guatemala in 1983. The largest: M7.0 25 km S of Champerico, Guatemala, Dec 1, 1983.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1983 was located in Guatemala. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1983
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.599 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.929 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 77 km deep
- 5.226 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 76 km deep
- 5.425 km E of Champerico, Guatemala · 80 km deep
- 4.548 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.964 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.814 km ENE of Champerico, Guatemala · 35 km deep
- 5.217 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 59 km deep
- 4.521 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 7.025 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 67 km deep
- 5.211 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 67 km deep
- 4.714 km SE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 83 km deep
- 4.55 km NNE of Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Guatemala · 263 km deep
- 4.757 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 76 km deep
- 4.73 km NNW of San Bartolo, Guatemala · 183 km deep
- 5.149 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 74 km deep
- 5.134 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 68 km deep
- 4.621 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.628 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 150 km deep
- 5.15 km NE of Río Bravo, Guatemala · 87 km deep
- 4.521 km NNW of Champerico, Guatemala · 118 km deep
- 4.95 km WNW of Sibinal, Guatemala · 131 km deep
- 4.944 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala · 85 km deep
- 4.58 km WSW of Río Bravo, Guatemala · 117 km deep
- 4.783 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 5.410 km W of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 88 km deep
- 4.66 km WSW of Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala · 150 km deep
- 5.010 km SSW of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala · 83 km deep
- 4.819 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala · 100 km deep
- 4.853 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 60 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1983 in Guatemala.
- 7.025 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 67 km deep
- 5.425 km E of Champerico, Guatemala · 80 km deep
- 5.410 km W of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 88 km deep
- 5.226 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 76 km deep
- 5.217 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 59 km deep
- 5.211 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 67 km deep
- 5.149 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 74 km deep
- 5.134 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 68 km deep
- 5.15 km NE of Río Bravo, Guatemala · 87 km deep
- 5.010 km SSW of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala · 83 km deep
- 4.929 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 77 km deep
- 4.964 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.95 km WNW of Sibinal, Guatemala · 131 km deep
- 4.944 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala · 85 km deep
- 4.814 km ENE of Champerico, Guatemala · 35 km deep
- 4.819 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala · 100 km deep
- 4.853 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 60 km deep
- 4.714 km SE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 83 km deep
- 4.757 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 76 km deep
- 4.73 km NNW of San Bartolo, Guatemala · 183 km deep
- 4.783 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.621 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.628 km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala · 150 km deep
- 4.66 km WSW of Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala · 150 km deep
- 4.599 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1983 | 3 | 5.0 | 10 km SSW of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala |
| February 1983 | 1 | 4.6 | 6 km WSW of Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala |
| March 1983 | 0 | ||
| April 1983 | 1 | 5.4 | 10 km W of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala |
| May 1983 | 0 | ||
| June 1983 | 2 | 4.7 | 83 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala |
| July 1983 | 3 | 4.9 | 5 km WNW of Sibinal, Guatemala |
| August 1983 | 3 | 5.1 | 5 km NE of Río Bravo, Guatemala |
| September 1983 | 0 | ||
| October 1983 | 4 | 5.1 | 49 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala |
| November 1983 | 3 | 5.2 | 11 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| December 1983 | 10 | 7.0 | 25 km S 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.