Guatemala earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 85 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 85 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Mon, Sep 24, 2012, 7:35 PM CST (01:35 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.4 33 km S of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2012-09-25 01:35:30 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.668° N, 92.373° 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
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 106.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jsxf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.