Guatemala earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 6 km SW of Barberena, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Barberena, Guatemala on Thu, May 31, 2012, 11:37 AM CST (17:37 UTC), 242 km (150 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 5 km E of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-05-31 17:37:30 UTC
Depth
241.8 km (150.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.258° N, 90.396° W
Region
Guatemala
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000jm63. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.722 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5234 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.318 km S of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5233 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.67 km S of Pasaco, Guatemala · 5212 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 5.75 km E of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador · 5211 days ago · 133 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 235
  5. 4.43 km ESE of Guanagazapa, Guatemala · 5205 days ago · 77 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 5.25 km W of Comalapa, Guatemala · 5196 days ago · 202 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 12
  7. 3.826 km ESE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 5196 days ago · 101 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.77 km NNE of Chiquimulilla, Guatemala · 5191 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.25 km SSE of Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala · 5191 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.59 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 5190 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.74 km S of Mixco, Guatemala · 5181 days ago · 216 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.36 km WNW of Santa Bárbara, Guatemala · 5264 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jm63. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.