M4.2 earthquake 88 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 88 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala on Sun, May 12, 1985, 10:13 PM CST (04:13 UTC), 144 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 18 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-13 04:13:24 UTC
- Depth
- 143.9 km (89.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.460° N, 91.619° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.647 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 15111 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.682 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 15097 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.918 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 15094 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002erk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.