Guatemala earthquakes

M6.5 earthquake 32 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 32 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Nov 11, 2012, 4:14 PM CST (22:14 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.5 (mww), strong
Local time: Sun, Nov 11, 2012, 4:14 PM CST
UTC: 2012-11-11 22:14:59 UTC
Depth: 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 14.129° N, 92.164° W
Region: Guatemala
Felt reports: 134
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 12.5% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.5 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

134 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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 13°, rake 94°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 113°, dip 77°, rake 89°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 57°
Stations used: 598

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 101.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jvdf (also filed as usc000dr09, choy20121111221459, iscgem601884078, atlas20121111221500). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.