Guatemala earthquakes in 1987
16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Guatemala in 1987. The largest: M5.8 6 km E of Quesada, Guatemala, Sep 13, 1987.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1987 was located in Guatemala. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1987
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.650 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 50 km deep
- 4.531 km SSE of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 72 km deep
- 4.812 km WSW of Pasaco, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 5.86 km E of Quesada, Guatemala · 123 km deep
- 4.661 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.531 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 68 km deep
- 4.966 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 58 km deep
- 4.514 km NW of Los Amates, Guatemala · 10 km deep
- 4.518 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 48 km deep
- 5.120 km SSE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 62 km deep
- 4.514 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 65 km deep
- 5.216 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 81 km deep
- 4.542 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 48 km deep
- 4.613 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 80 km deep
- 4.645 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 33 km deep
- 4.78 km W of Taxisco, Guatemala · 93 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1987 | 0 | ||
| February 1987 | 1 | 4.7 | 8 km W of Taxisco, Guatemala |
| March 1987 | 2 | 4.6 | 13 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala |
| April 1987 | 0 | ||
| May 1987 | 2 | 5.2 | 16 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala |
| June 1987 | 1 | 4.5 | 14 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala |
| July 1987 | 0 | ||
| August 1987 | 5 | 5.1 | 20 km SSE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala |
| September 1987 | 2 | 5.8 | 6 km E of Quesada, Guatemala |
| October 1987 | 0 | ||
| November 1987 | 1 | 4.8 | 12 km WSW of Pasaco, Guatemala |
| December 1987 | 2 | 4.6 | 50 km SW 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.