Guatemala earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 47 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Wed, Nov 7, 2012, 1:55 PM CST (19:55 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 32 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time: Wed, Nov 7, 2012, 1:55 PM CST
UTC: 2012-11-07 19:55:33 UTC
Depth: 26.8 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.967° N, 92.193° W
Region: Guatemala
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Station coverage gap: 94°
Stations used: 229

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 139.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jv5x (also filed as iscgem601880069). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC.