Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 20 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 20 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala on Mon, Nov 5, 2012, 6:21 AM CST (12:21 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 42 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-11-05 12:21:26 UTC
Depth
74.1 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
13.770° N, 90.627° W
Region
Guatemala
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 usp000jv2a. 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
116°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.031 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.14 km WNW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5056 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.4near the coast of Guatemala · 5052 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 8
  4. 4.045 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5050 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.39 km NE of San Juan Tecuaco, Guatemala · 5048 days ago · 182 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.364 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5044 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.351 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5033 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.642 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5027 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.353 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5027 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.26 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5026 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.13 km SE of Yepocapa, Guatemala · 5080 days ago · 188 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.625 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5080 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.287 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 5083 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.420 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5099 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 5.55 km ESE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5100 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 204
  6. 4.152 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5107 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jv2a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.