Guatemala earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 62 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 62 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala on Thu, Jun 12, 2014, 2:27 PM CST (20:27 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 14 km E of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-06-12 20:27:24 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.560° N, 91.285° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.014 km E of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4495 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 16
  2. 4.324 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala · 4494 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.097 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4467 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.367 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4466 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.134 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4459 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.354 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4455 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.047 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4450 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 3.868 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4499 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.169 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4500 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.442 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4510 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 5.048 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 4514 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 13
  5. 4.352 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4521 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.277 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4521 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.133 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala · 4524 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000rmkv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.