M4.8 earthquake 45 km S of Champerico, Guatemala

Magnitude

4.8 (mb), light

Local time

Sat, Dec 15, 2012, 9:06 PM CST

UTC

2012-12-16 03:06:47 UTC

Depth

35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

13.885° N, 91.974° W

Region

Guatemala

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

326

• Retalhuleu, GuatemalaPopulation 90,505. Forecast79 kmSSW
• Coatepeque, GuatemalaPopulation 105,415. Forecast92 kmS
• Mérida, MexicoPopulation 1,201,000. Forecast826 kmSSW

After

1. 4.474 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaMon, Dec 17, 8:38 AM CST · 5031 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
2. 4.390 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Dec 21, 1:05 AM CST · 5028 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
3. 4.351 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaFri, Dec 21, 11:54 PM CST · 5027 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
4. 4.339 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaSun, Dec 23, 5:01 AM CST · 5025 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
5. 4.462 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaTue, Dec 25, 11:51 PM CST · 5023 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
6. 4.546 km SW of Puerto Madero, MexicoThu, Dec 27, 4:41 AM CST · 5021 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
7. 4.380 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Dec 27, 1:29 PM CST · 5021 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
8. 4.642 km SW of La Gomera, GuatemalaFri, Dec 28, 7:27 AM CST · 5020 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
9. 4.353 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaFri, Dec 28, 8:05 AM CST · 5020 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
10. 4.26 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaFri, Dec 28, 8:43 PM CST · 5020 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
11. 4.565 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaSun, Dec 30, 1:13 AM CST · 5019 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
12. 4.6126 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Dec 30, 4:29 AM CST · 5018 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
13. 4.532 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaMon, Dec 31, 8:21 AM CST · 5017 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
14. 4.343 km WSW of Champerico, GuatemalaMon, Dec 31, 8:35 AM CST · 5017 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
15. 4.555 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaMon, Dec 31, 9:33 AM CST · 5017 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
16. 4.481 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaMon, Dec 31, 11:47 AM CST · 5017 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
17. 4.355 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSat, Jan 5, 1:50 PM CST · 5012 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
18. 4.160 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaFri, Jan 11, 10:07 PM CST · 5006 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
19. 4.138 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSat, Jan 19, 12:20 AM CST · 4999 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
20. 4.173 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Jan 19, 9:10 AM CST · 4998 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
21. 4.633 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaSun, Jan 20, 6:33 PM CST · 4997 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
22. 4.557 km SW of Ocós, GuatemalaWed, Jan 23, 6:36 AM CST · 4994 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
23. 4.2104 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Jan 26, 11:54 PM CST · 4991 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
24. 4.44 km WSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Jan 27, 2:27 PM CST · 4990 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
25. 4.568 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Feb 8, 10:22 PM CST · 4978 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
26. 4.279 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Feb 9, 12:57 AM CST · 4978 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
27. 4.060 km SW of Ocós, GuatemalaMon, Feb 11, 4:27 AM CST · 4975 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away

Before

1. 4.461 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Dec 15, 4:14 PM CST · 5033 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
2. 4.044 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Dec 14, 2:06 AM CST · 5035 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
3. 5.155 km SSE of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Dec 13, 10:58 PM CST · 5035 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
4. 4.438 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Dec 13, 10:15 PM CST · 5035 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
5. 5.247 km SSE of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Dec 13, 10:04 PM CST · 5035 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
6. 4.587 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaThu, Dec 13, 10:07 AM CST · 5035 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
7. 4.0near the coast of Chiapas, MexicoTue, Dec 11, 10:50 AM CST · 5037 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
8. 4.459 km SW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaTue, Dec 11, 4:28 AM CST · 5037 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
9. 4.148 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaTue, Dec 11, 2:02 AM CST · 5038 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
10. 4.061 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaMon, Dec 10, 6:06 PM CST · 5038 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
11. 4.364 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaMon, Dec 10, 5:56 PM CST · 5038 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
12. 4.085 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaMon, Dec 10, 2:42 AM CST · 5038 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
13. 4.0101 km SW of Ocós, GuatemalaSun, Dec 9, 2:23 AM CST · 5040 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
14. 4.451 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Dec 8, 5:44 PM CST · 5040 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
15. 4.362 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, MexicoSat, Dec 8, 11:19 AM CST · 5040 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
16. 4.352 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaThu, Dec 6, 12:30 AM CST · 5043 days ago · 86 km deep · 52 km away
17. 4.079 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Dec 6, 12:25 AM CST · 5043 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
18. 4.4Near the coast of GuatemalaWed, Dec 5, 10:46 AM CST · 5043 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
19. 4.045 km SW of La Gomera, GuatemalaWed, Dec 5, 1:40 AM CST · 5044 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
20. 5.443 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaMon, Dec 3, 5:58 PM CST · 5045 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jx0r (also filed as iscgem602043786). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.