Guatemala earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 61 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 61 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Nov 11, 2012, 4:44 PM CST (22:44 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 63 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, Nov 11, 2012, 4:44 PM CST
UTC: 2012-11-11 22:44:30 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.760° N, 92.070° 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.

How well it is located

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 80°
Stations used: 313

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 95.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jvdp (also filed as iscgem602058436). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.