M4.2 earthquake 59 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

Magnitude

4.2 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, Dec 12, 2014, 1:52 PM CST

UTC

2014-12-12 19:52:26 UTC

Depth

22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

13.832° N, 92.189° W

Region

Guatemala

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.4 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.53

Depth from

FROM_LOCATION

Station coverage gap

182°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

22

• Retalhuleu, GuatemalaPopulation 90,505. Forecast96 kmSW
• Coatepeque, GuatemalaPopulation 105,415. Forecast103 kmSSW
• Mérida, MexicoPopulation 1,201,000. Forecast839 kmSSW

After

1. 4.639 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Dec 14, 10:57 PM CST · 4309 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
2. 4.329 km WSW of Puerto Madero, MexicoThu, Dec 18, 3:58 PM CST · 4305 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
3. 4.776 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, MexicoFri, Dec 19, 10:05 AM CST · 4305 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
4. 4.219 km SW of Puerto Madero, MexicoFri, Dec 19, 1:51 PM CST · 4304 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
5. 4.545 km SW of La Gomera, GuatemalaSat, Dec 20, 2:25 AM CST · 4304 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
6. 4.247 km SW of Puerto Madero, MexicoSun, Dec 21, 4:35 AM CST · 4303 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
7. 4.184 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSat, Jan 10, 2:39 AM CST · 4283 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
8. 4.231 km SW of Puerto Madero, MexicoFri, Jan 16, 12:22 AM CST · 4277 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
9. 3.950 km WSW of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Jan 18, 7:49 PM CST · 4274 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
10. 4.391 km SSW of La Gomera, GuatemalaWed, Jan 21, 2:46 AM CST · 4272 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
11. 4.265 km SSE of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Jan 23, 6:50 PM CST · 4269 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
12. 4.263 km SSE of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Jan 24, 3:11 PM CST · 4268 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
13. 4.478 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Jan 25, 2:26 AM CST · 4268 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
14. 4.484 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaSun, Jan 25, 3:11 AM CST · 4268 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
15. 4.751 km SW of Puerto Madero, MexicoSun, Jan 25, 3:02 PM CST · 4267 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
16. 4.199 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaTue, Jan 27, 8:44 PM CST · 4265 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
17. 4.582 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaThu, Jan 29, 7:26 PM CST · 4263 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
18. 4.9110 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Jan 31, 11:53 PM CST · 4261 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
19. 4.544 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaSat, Feb 7, 6:11 AM CST · 4255 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
20. 4.639 km SSW of Puerto Madero, MexicoSun, Feb 8, 6:19 AM CST · 4254 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away

Before

1. 4.452 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaFri, Dec 12, 6:08 AM CST · 4312 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
2. 4.257 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaThu, Dec 11, 11:55 PM CST · 4312 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
3. 4.863 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaWed, Dec 10, 7:20 PM CST · 4313 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
4. 4.174 km SW of La Gomera, GuatemalaTue, Dec 9, 6:27 AM CST · 4315 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
5. 4.460 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaMon, Dec 8, 10:32 AM CST · 4316 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
6. 4.450 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaMon, Dec 8, 4:53 AM CST · 4316 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
7. 4.766 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 10:00 PM CST · 4316 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
8. 4.2near the coast of GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 6:54 PM CST · 4316 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
9. 4.259 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 5:23 PM CST · 4316 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
10. 4.272 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 4:58 PM CST · 4316 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
11. 4.158 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 4:52 PM CST · 4316 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
12. 4.146 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 4:27 PM CST · 4316 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
13. 4.767 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 4:23 PM CST · 4316 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
14. 4.089 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 3:49 PM CST · 4316 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
15. 6.161 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 3:16 PM CST · 4316 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 15
16. 4.5near the coast of GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 1:40 PM CST · 4316 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
17. 4.454 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 10:05 AM CST · 4317 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
18. 4.551 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 8:09 AM CST · 4317 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
19. 4.257 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 7:51 AM CST · 4317 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
20. 5.950 km S of Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaSun, Dec 7, 6:11 AM CST · 4317 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 17

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