Guatemala earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 55 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Wed, Nov 7, 2012, 4:42 PM CST (22:42 UTC), 35 km (22 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: 5.7 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Wed, Nov 7, 2012, 4:42 PM CST
UTC: 2012-11-07 22:42:48 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.849° N, 92.156° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 298°, dip 19°, rake 89°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 118°, dip 71°, rake 90°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 80°
Stations used: 382

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 135.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jv65 (also filed as iscgem601880073). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.