Guatemala earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 43 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 43 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala on Mon, Dec 3, 2012, 5:58 PM CST (23:58 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Mon, Dec 3, 2012, 5:58 PM CST
UTC: 2012-12-03 23:58:35 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 14.160° N, 92.372° W
Region: Guatemala
Felt reports: 4
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 276°, dip 29°, rake 15°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 173°, dip 83°, rake 118°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 58°
Stations used: 441

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jwds (also filed as usc000e3ig, iscgem601996015). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.