M5.2 earthquake 46 km WSW of El Arenal, Mexico
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 46 km WSW of El Arenal, Mexico on Fri, Jun 29, 2012, 8:00 AM CDT (13:00 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-06-29 13:00:26 UTC
- Depth
- 70.8 km (44.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.939° N, 93.062° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Felt reports
- 21
- 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 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 300 stations |
| 5.22 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Acapetahua, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Tapachula and Villa Corzo. Felt (II) at San Salvador, El Salvador. Also felt at Delgado. Felt at Huehuetenango, Jocotenango, Panajachel, Quetzaltenango, San Pedro La Laguna and Santa Cruz La Laguna, Guatemala.
From the USGS event page for usp000jncj. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
21 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 404
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.052 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico · 5210 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.291 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5200 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.093 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 5199 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.2102 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5189 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.5114 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 5189 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.277 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 5188 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.113 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5171 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.372 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5165 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 4.1103 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5222 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.297 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5222 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.888 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5222 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.080 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 5227 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.610 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 5227 days ago · 102 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
- 4.095 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5230 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.2104 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 5232 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.057 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5236 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jncj (also filed as usb000att9, iscgem601213586). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.