Guatemala earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 63 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 63 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala on Thu, Nov 29, 2012, 1:32 PM CST (19:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mwb), moderate
Local time: Thu, Nov 29, 2012, 1:32 PM CST
UTC: 2012-11-29 19:32:31 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.757° N, 92.113° 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 335°, dip 26°, rake 114°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 129°, dip 67°, rake 79°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 78°
Stations used: 272

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jw85 (also filed as iscgem601995282). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC.