M4.1 earthquake 11 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala

Magnitude

4.1 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Sep 20, 2012, 3:29 AM CST

UTC

2012-09-20 09:29:51 UTC

Depth

72.6 km (45.1 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

13.987° N, 91.014° W

Region

Guatemala

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000jsm7. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

184°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

42

• La Gomera, GuatemalaPopulation 24,001. Forecast11 kmSSE
• Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, GuatemalaPopulation 112,780. Forecast39 kmS
• Mérida, MexicoPopulation 1,201,000. Forecast790 kmS

After

1. 4.089 km S of Puerto San José, GuatemalaFri, Oct 5, 11:52 PM CST · 5109 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
2. 4.152 km SSW of La Gomera, GuatemalaTue, Oct 9, 1:50 AM CST · 5105 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
3. 5.55 km ESE of La Gomera, GuatemalaMon, Oct 15, 11:52 AM CST · 5099 days ago · 82 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 204
4. 4.420 km S of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaTue, Oct 16, 7:26 PM CST · 5098 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away
5. 4.625 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Nov 4, 1:12 PM CST · 5079 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
6. 4.13 km SE of Yepocapa, GuatemalaSun, Nov 4, 11:32 PM CST · 5079 days ago · 188 km deep · 56 km away
7. 4.320 km SSE of Iztapa, GuatemalaMon, Nov 5, 6:21 AM CST · 5078 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
8. 7.433 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 10:35 AM CST · 5076 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 728 · PAGER yellow
9. 4.723 km SE of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 10:57 AM CST · 5076 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
10. 4.955 km SSE of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 11:04 AM CST · 5076 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
11. 4.053 km SW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 3:17 PM CST · 5076 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
12. 4.935 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 4:44 PM CST · 5076 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
13. 4.352 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Nov 8, 11:29 AM CST · 5075 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
14. 4.452 km SSE of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Nov 10, 10:57 PM CST · 5073 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
15. 4.554 km SSE of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Nov 10, 11:40 PM CST · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
16. 4.092 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 5:40 PM CST · 5072 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
17. 4.932 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Nov 15, 2:01 AM CST · 5068 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
18. 4.847 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Nov 16, 7:02 AM CST · 5067 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
19. 4.573 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Nov 17, 2:44 PM CST · 5066 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
20. 4.090 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSat, Nov 17, 5:39 PM CST · 5066 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
21. 4.031 km SW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaMon, Nov 19, 12:54 AM CST · 5065 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
22. 4.355 km SW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaMon, Nov 19, 2:15 AM CST · 5064 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away

Before

1. 4.27 km SSE of La Gomera, GuatemalaWed, Sep 12, 11:46 PM CST · 5132 days ago · 65 km deep · 4 km away
2. 4.53 km WNW of Santa Lucía Utatlán, GuatemalaFri, Sep 7, 12:10 PM CST · 5137 days ago · 191 km deep · 94 km away
3. 4.172 km SW of Puerto San José, GuatemalaWed, Sep 5, 4:07 PM CST · 5139 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
4. 4.124 km WSW of Puerto San José, GuatemalaTue, Aug 28, 12:55 PM CST · 5147 days ago · 59 km deep · 18 km away
5. 4.242 km SW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Aug 26, 4:34 PM CST · 5149 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
6. 4.241 km SW of San Francisco Menéndez, El SalvadorSun, Aug 26, 5:13 AM CST · 5149 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jsm7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.