Guatemala earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 7 km S of Pasaco, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 7 km S of Pasaco, Guatemala on Mon, Jun 25, 2012, 8:37 AM CST (14:37 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 5 km E of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-06-25 14:37:49 UTC
Depth
91.2 km (56.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
13.906° N, 90.213° W
Region
Guatemala
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (I) at Ahuachapan, El Salvador.

From the USGS event page for usp000jn7j. 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
171°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.75 km E of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador · 5210 days ago · 133 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 235
  2. 4.43 km ESE of Guanagazapa, Guatemala · 5205 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.826 km ESE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 5196 days ago · 101 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.77 km NNE of Chiquimulilla, Guatemala · 5191 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.25 km SSE of Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala · 5191 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.59 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 5190 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.236 km SE of Acajutla, El Salvador · 5184 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.74 km S of Mixco, Guatemala · 5181 days ago · 216 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.327 km WSW of La Libertad, El Salvador · 5179 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.743 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 5167 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 13
  11. 4.25 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador · 5166 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.339 km SW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador · 5157 days ago · 86 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.318 km S of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5232 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.722 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5233 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.66 km SW of Barberena, Guatemala · 5237 days ago · 242 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jn7j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.