M5.2 earthquake 5 km W of Comalapa, Guatemala
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 5 km W of Comalapa, Guatemala on Wed, Jul 11, 2012, 7:43 PM CST (01:43 UTC), 202 km (126 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mwb, body-wave moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-07-12 01:43:01 UTC
- Depth
- 202.2 km (125.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.750° N, 90.938° W
- Region
- Guatemala
- Felt reports
- 12
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.2 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Fraijanes, Guatemala, Lanquin, Mazatenango and Mixco. Felt (II) at San Salvador, El Salvador.
From the USGS event page for usp000jnwm. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
12 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
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 355°, dip 7°, rake 126°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 139°, dip 84°, rake 86°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 521
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.77 km NNE of Chiquimulilla, Guatemala · 5190 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.25 km SSE of Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala · 5190 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.74 km S of Mixco, Guatemala · 5180 days ago · 216 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.223 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 5179 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.53 km WNW of Santa Lucía Utatlán, Guatemala · 5137 days ago · 191 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jnwm (also filed as usb000b3nu, iscgem601271902). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC.