Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 18 km S of La Gomera, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 18 km S of La Gomera, Guatemala on Mon, Jun 4, 2012, 11:13 PM CST (05:13 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 5 km W of Comalapa, 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
2012-06-05 05:13:16 UTC
Depth
73.2 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
13.915° N, 91.030° W
Region
Guatemala
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (II) at San Salvador, El Salvador.

From the USGS event page for usp000jmbx. 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
109°
Stations used
138

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.675 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5212 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.67 km S of Pasaco, Guatemala · 5212 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.43 km ESE of Guanagazapa, Guatemala · 5205 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.021 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5202 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 5.25 km W of Comalapa, Guatemala · 5195 days ago · 202 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 12
  6. 3.826 km ESE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 5195 days ago · 101 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.77 km NNE of Chiquimulilla, Guatemala · 5190 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.25 km SSE of Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala · 5190 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.74 km S of Mixco, Guatemala · 5180 days ago · 216 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.223 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala · 5179 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.722 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5233 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.66 km SW of Barberena, Guatemala · 5237 days ago · 242 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.063 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5249 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jmbx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.