Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 7 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala on Wed, Sep 12, 2012, 11:46 PM CST (05:46 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.4 33 km S of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2012-09-13 05:46:13 UTC
Depth
65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.018° N, 91.020° W
Region
Guatemala
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
180°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.111 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5122 days ago · 73 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.152 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5103 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 5.55 km ESE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5097 days ago · 82 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 204
  4. 4.420 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5096 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.625 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5077 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.13 km SE of Yepocapa, Guatemala · 5076 days ago · 188 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.320 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 5076 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 7.433 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 728 · PAGER yellow
  9. 4.723 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.955 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.053 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.935 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.352 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.452 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.554 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.092 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.53 km WNW of Santa Lucía Utatlán, Guatemala · 5135 days ago · 191 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.172 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5137 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.124 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5145 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.242 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5147 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.472 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5153 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.339 km SW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador · 5154 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000js8p. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.