Guatemala earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 93 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 93 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala on Thu, Nov 15, 2012, 12:42 AM CST (06:42 UTC), 12 km (7 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: 5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time: Thu, Nov 15, 2012, 12:42 AM CST
UTC: 2012-11-15 06:42:34 UTC
Depth: 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.843° N, 92.727° W
Region: Guatemala
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Station coverage gap: 70°
Stations used: 288

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jvma (also filed as iscgem601901501). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.