Guatemala earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 3 km NE of Tectitán, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Tectitán, Guatemala on Sat, Dec 22, 2012, 12:21 PM CST (18:21 UTC), 196 km (122 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 16 km SW of Buenos Aires, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-12-22 18:21:16 UTC
Depth
195.6 km (121.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.332° N, 92.039° W
Region
Guatemala
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000jx9f. 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
176°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.15 km SE of Unión Juárez, Mexico · 5023 days ago · 123 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 10
  2. 5.316 km SW of Buenos Aires, Mexico · 5012 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 14
  3. 4.94 km NW of San Juan Atitán, Guatemala · 5012 days ago · 228 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.310 km NE of Unión Buenavista, Mexico · 5008 days ago · 213 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.31 km SE of Nueva Colombia, Mexico · 5005 days ago · 162 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.710 km SW of Francisco I. Madero, Mexico · 4984 days ago · 98 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 5.26 km NW of Santo Tomás La Unión, Guatemala · 5038 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10
  2. 4.518 km NNE of El Triunfo, Mexico · 5056 days ago · 152 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.128 km W of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico · 5060 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jx9f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.