M4.7 earthquake 4 km S of Mixco, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 4 km S of Mixco, Guatemala on Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 8:06 PM CST (02:06 UTC), 216 km (134 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-07-27 02:06:56 UTC
- Depth
- 216.0 km (134.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.589° N, 90.608° 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 usp000jpgg. 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
- 91°
- Stations used
- 218
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.124 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5151 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.53 km WNW of Santa Lucía Utatlán, Guatemala · 5141 days ago · 191 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.27 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5135 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.111 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5128 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 4.25 km SSE of Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala · 5193 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.77 km NNE of Chiquimulilla, Guatemala · 5193 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.826 km ESE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 5198 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.25 km W of Comalapa, Guatemala · 5198 days ago · 202 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 12
- 4.43 km ESE of Guanagazapa, Guatemala · 5208 days ago · 77 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jpgg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:21 AM UTC.