Guatemala earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 65 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 65 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala on Thu, Nov 8, 2012, 3:01 PM CST (21:01 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 32 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2012-11-08 21:01:17 UTC
Depth
29.5 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.003° N, 92.514° 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
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.268 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5072 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.059 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5072 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.476 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5072 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.349 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5071 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.060 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5071 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.378 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5071 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.478 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5071 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.6near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 5071 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.4100 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5071 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.241 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 5.162 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.549 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.571 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.452 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.554 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.080 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.747 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 6.532 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 134
  19. 4.848 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.878 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.471 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 4.242 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 4.961 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 4.472 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 4.652 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.084 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 5.0Near the coast of Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 4.5near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 4.555 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 4.2Near the coast of Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 4.646 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 4.747 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 4.258 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 4.374 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 4.255 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 4.568 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 4.515 km SSE of Ocós, Guatemala · 5069 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 4.3Near the coast of Guatemala · 5068 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 4.491 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5068 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 4.580 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5068 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 4.280 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5068 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 4.082 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5068 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 4.664 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5068 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 4.850 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5067 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 4.575 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5067 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 4.274 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5067 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 4.240 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5067 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 5.093 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 4.932 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5066 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  50. 4.749 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5065 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 4.484 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5065 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 4.059 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 5065 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 4.847 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5064 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 4.461 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5064 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 4.350 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5063 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 4.2102 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5063 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 4.573 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5063 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 4.562 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5063 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 4.158 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 5062 days ago · 96 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 4.071 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5062 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 4.679 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5072 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.352 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5072 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.354 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5072 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.342 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 5073 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.068 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 5073 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.358 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.835 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.552 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 5073 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.955 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.359 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.544 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.365 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.262 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.097 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.0103 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.935 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 5.755 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.161 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.053 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 5.147 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away

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