M4.0 earthquake 21 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 21 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Jul 5, 2012, 1:50 AM CST (07:50 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 36 km SSW of Ocós, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-07-05 07:50:25 UTC
- Depth
- 78.0 km (48.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.121° N, 91.819° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 171°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.244 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5193 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.223 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 5177 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.936 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5176 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 8
- 4.242 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5147 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.124 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5146 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jnn1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.