M4.5 earthquake 59 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

Magnitude

4.5 (mb), light

Local time

Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 3:25 AM CDT

UTC

2012-09-16 08:25:42 UTC

Depth

35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

14.319° N, 92.786° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Station coverage gap

117°

Stations used

214

• Tapachula, MexicoPopulation 353,706. Forecast86 kmSW
• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 1,692,181. Forecast781 kmSE

After

1. 4.185 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaMon, Sep 24, 7:35 PM CST · 5118 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
2. 4.310 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Sep 27, 5:39 PM CST · 5115 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
3. 5.55 km SE of Tinajas 1ra. Sección, MexicoSun, Oct 14, 5:41 AM CDT · 5099 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 25
4. 4.9near the coast of Chiapas, MexicoSat, Oct 27, 11:22 AM CDT · 5085 days ago · 57 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 6
5. 4.537 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Nov 1, 9:28 PM CST · 5080 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
6. 4.464 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Nov 2, 2:57 AM CST · 5080 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
7. 4.770 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 10:49 AM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
8. 4.879 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 10:52 AM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
9. 4.431 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 11:05 AM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
10. 4.724 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 11:07 AM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
11. 4.644 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 11:16 AM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
12. 4.251 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 11:57 AM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
13. 4.339 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 12:09 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
14. 5.147 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 1:55 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
15. 4.161 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 4:27 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
16. 5.755 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 4:42 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
17. 4.0103 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 5:36 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
18. 4.097 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 5:41 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
19. 4.262 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 6:10 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
20. 4.365 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 6:58 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
21. 4.544 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 7:07 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
22. 4.359 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 8:19 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
23. 4.955 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 8:20 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
24. 4.552 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, MexicoWed, Nov 7, 8:26 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
25. 4.835 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 8:27 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
26. 4.358 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaWed, Nov 7, 11:43 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
27. 4.068 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, MexicoThu, Nov 8, 12:10 AM CST · 5074 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
28. 4.342 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, MexicoThu, Nov 8, 2:16 AM CST · 5074 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away
29. 4.354 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Nov 8, 8:34 AM CST · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
30. 4.265 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaThu, Nov 8, 3:01 PM CST · 5073 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
31. 4.268 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaThu, Nov 8, 4:13 PM CST · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
32. 4.059 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaThu, Nov 8, 4:44 PM CST · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
33. 4.476 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaFri, Nov 9, 1:27 AM CST · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
34. 4.349 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Nov 9, 2:52 AM CST · 5073 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
35. 4.060 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Nov 9, 6:14 AM CST · 5072 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
36. 4.378 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Nov 9, 6:43 AM CST · 5072 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
37. 4.478 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaFri, Nov 9, 6:54 AM CST · 5072 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
38. 4.6near the coast of Chiapas, MexicoFri, Nov 9, 8:42 AM CST · 5072 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
39. 4.4100 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Nov 9, 12:32 PM CST · 5072 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
40. 4.241 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaSat, Nov 10, 5:45 AM CST · 5072 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
41. 5.162 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Nov 10, 11:15 AM CST · 5071 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
42. 4.549 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Nov 10, 11:51 AM CST · 5071 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
43. 4.571 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaSat, Nov 10, 2:22 PM CST · 5071 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
44. 4.080 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 3:51 AM CST · 5071 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
45. 4.747 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 9:45 AM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
46. 6.532 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 4:14 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 134
47. 4.848 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 4:25 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
48. 4.878 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 4:28 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
49. 4.471 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 4:31 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
50. 4.242 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 4:32 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
51. 4.961 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 4:44 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
52. 4.472 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 4:49 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
53. 4.652 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 4:54 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
54. 4.084 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 5:07 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
55. 5.0Near the coast of GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 5:21 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
56. 4.5near the coast of Chiapas, MexicoSun, Nov 11, 5:49 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
57. 4.555 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 6:00 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
58. 4.2Near the coast of GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 6:56 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
59. 4.646 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 9:02 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
60. 4.747 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Nov 11, 9:31 PM CST · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

1. 4.377 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoFri, Sep 14, 1:34 AM CDT · 5129 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
2. 4.1135 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoSat, Sep 8, 8:55 AM CDT · 5134 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
3. 4.090 km SSW of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Sep 7, 2:38 PM CST · 5135 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jsdk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.