Guatemala earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 68 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 68 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Sun, Nov 11, 2012, 11:56 PM CST (05:56 UTC), 28 km (17 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2012-11-12 05:56:49 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.763° N, 92.231° 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.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.515 km SSE of Ocós, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.3Near the coast of Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.491 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.580 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.280 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.082 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.664 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5065 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.850 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5065 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.575 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5065 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.274 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5065 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.240 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5064 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 5.093 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5063 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.932 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5063 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  14. 4.749 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5063 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.484 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5062 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.059 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 5062 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.847 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5062 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.461 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5061 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.350 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5061 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.2102 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5061 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.573 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5061 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 4.562 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5061 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 4.090 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5060 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.158 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 5060 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 4.071 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5060 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 4.071 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5060 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 4.463 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5059 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 4.281 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5059 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 4.031 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5059 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 4.355 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5059 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 4.261 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5059 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 4.554 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5058 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 4.463 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5057 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 4.463 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 5057 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 4.455 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5054 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 4.947 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5054 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 4.375 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5051 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 4.067 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5051 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 4.670 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5051 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 5.563 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5049 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 4.538 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5048 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 4.074 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5048 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 5.443 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5044 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  44. 4.045 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5043 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 4.4Near the coast of Guatemala · 5043 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 4.079 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5042 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 4.352 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5042 days ago · 86 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 4.362 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 5040 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 4.451 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5039 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 4.0101 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5039 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 4.085 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5038 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 4.364 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5037 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 4.061 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5037 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 4.148 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5037 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5037 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 4.0near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 5037 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 4.587 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5035 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 5.247 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5034 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 4.438 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5034 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 5.155 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5034 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 4.255 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.374 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.258 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.747 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.646 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.2Near the coast of Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.555 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.5near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.092 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 5.0Near the coast of Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.084 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.652 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.472 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.961 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.242 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.471 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.878 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.848 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 6.532 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 134
  20. 4.747 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5067 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away

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