Guatemala earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 3 km SE of Yepocapa, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Yepocapa, Guatemala on Sun, Nov 4, 2012, 11:32 PM CST (05:32 UTC), 188 km (117 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 6 km NW of Santo Tomás La Unión, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (md), light
Local time
UTC
2012-11-05 05:32:33 UTC
Depth
187.6 km (116.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.483° N, 90.930° W
Region
Guatemala
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
169°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.320 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.723 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 5070 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.031 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5059 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.14 km WNW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5049 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.045 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5043 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.39 km NE of San Juan Tecuaco, Guatemala · 5041 days ago · 182 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 5.26 km NW of Santo Tomás La Unión, Guatemala · 5032 days ago · 115 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
  8. 4.351 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5026 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.642 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5019 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.26 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5019 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.625 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5073 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.420 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5092 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 5.55 km ESE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5093 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 204
  4. 4.152 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5100 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jv21. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.