Guatemala earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 55 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 55 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala on Mon, Nov 19, 2012, 2:15 AM CST (08:15 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 63 km SSW of Champerico, 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
2012-11-19 08:15:39 UTC
Depth
48.3 km (30.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.844° N, 91.667° 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 usp000jvtf. 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

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Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
114

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jvtf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.