Mexico earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 52 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 52 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico on Fri, Jun 29, 2012, 7:52 PM CDT (00:52 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 36 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-06-30 00:52:22 UTC
Depth
47.3 km (29.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.782° N, 92.975° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000jndb. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.291 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5199 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.093 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 5198 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.2102 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5188 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.5114 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 5188 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.277 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 5187 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 5.936 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5179 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 8
  7. 4.113 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5170 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.372 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5164 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.1106 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5164 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 5.246 km WSW of El Arenal, Mexico · 5209 days ago · 71 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 21
  2. 4.3120 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5217 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.1103 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5221 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.297 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5221 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.888 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5221 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.080 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 5226 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.610 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 5226 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.095 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5229 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.2104 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 5231 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.491 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 5234 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.057 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 5235 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jndb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.