M4.1 earthquake 52 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 52 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala on Tue, Oct 9, 2012, 1:50 AM CST (07:50 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.4 33 km S of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-10-09 07:50:13 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.676° N, 91.311° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 166°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.55 km ESE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5097 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 204
- 4.420 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5095 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.625 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5077 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.13 km SE of Yepocapa, Guatemala · 5076 days ago · 188 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.320 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 5076 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
- 7.433 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 728 · PAGER yellow
- 4.770 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.723 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.955 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.431 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.724 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.644 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.066 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.053 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.161 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.755 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.935 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.359 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.358 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.354 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.352 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.679 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.349 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5072 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.060 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5072 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.162 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5071 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.549 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5071 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.452 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.554 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.747 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.242 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.961 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.652 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.092 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.555 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.568 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.664 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5068 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.240 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5067 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.932 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
- 4.749 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.847 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5065 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.573 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5064 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.090 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5064 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.031 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5062 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.355 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5062 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.261 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5062 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.554 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5061 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.670 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5054 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.14 km WNW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5053 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.563 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5052 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.538 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5052 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.045 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5046 days ago · 74 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.4Near the coast of Guatemala · 5046 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 4.089 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5106 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.5123 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5107 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.310 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5115 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.111 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5122 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.27 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5129 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
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