Guatemala earthquakes in 1985
25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Guatemala in 1985. The largest: M6.3 near the coast of Guatemala, Jun 2, 1985.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1985 was located in Guatemala. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1985
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.848 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.85 km NNW of San José Ojetenán, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.832 km SW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 105 km deep
- 5.613 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 74 km deep
- 4.99 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 61 km deep
- 4.5163 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.55 km S of Uspantán, Guatemala · 5 km deep
- 4.830 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.623 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.65 km N of Santiago Chimaltenango, Guatemala · 174 km deep
- 4.69 km SSE of Río Bravo, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.711 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.819 km W of Champerico, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.7158 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.630 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.737 km SE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 5.05 km WNW of Chinautla, Guatemala · 223 km deep
- 4.918 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 69 km deep
- 6.3near the coast of Guatemala · 66 km deep
- 5.02 km WNW of Ixtahuacán, Guatemala · 168 km deep
- 4.682 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.647 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.930 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 53 km deep
- 5.1126 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 5.0104 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1985 | 0 | ||
| February 1985 | 1 | 5.0 | 104 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala |
| March 1985 | 0 | ||
| April 1985 | 1 | 5.1 | 126 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| May 1985 | 2 | 4.9 | 30 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala |
| June 1985 | 8 | 6.3 | near the coast of Guatemala |
| July 1985 | 1 | 4.8 | 19 km W of Champerico, Guatemala |
| August 1985 | 1 | 4.7 | 11 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala |
| September 1985 | 3 | 4.6 | 23 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| October 1985 | 4 | 4.9 | 9 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala |
| November 1985 | 1 | 5.6 | 13 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| December 1985 | 3 | 4.8 | 48 km SSW of Ocós, 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.