M4.0 earthquake 63 km S of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 63 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Sat, May 19, 2012, 5:26 AM CST (11:26 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 83 km S 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-05-19 11:26:40 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.721° N, 91.869° 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 usp000jkm4. 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.783 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5243 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.318 km S of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5233 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.675 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5213 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.059 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5213 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.021 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5203 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.244 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5195 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 4.328 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5257 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.178 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5268 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.322 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5268 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.110 km W of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 5277 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jkm4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.