M4.0 earthquake 90 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 90 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Sep 7, 2012, 2:38 PM CST (20:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico. 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 (md), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-09-07 20:38:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.615° N, 92.377° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 210°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 18
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.559 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5126 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.185 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5118 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.310 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5115 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.9near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 5085 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 6
- 4.537 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5080 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.464 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5079 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jryd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC.