A magnitude 4.4 earthquake near Cuilapa, Departamento de Santa Rosa, Guatemala, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 6. km beneath the epicenter early morning on Saturday, March 7th, 2026, at 1:40 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Nueva Santa Rosa (pop. 10,100) located 8 km from the epicenter, Cuilapa (pop. 41,400) 10 km away, and Barberena (pop. 47,100) 16 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Fraijanes (pop. 58,900) located 28 km from the epicenter, San Jose Pinula (pop. 79,800) 32 km away, Villa Canales (pop. 155,400) 38 km away, Santa Catarina Pinula (pop. 80,600) 40 km away, Petapa (pop. 135,400) 42 km away, Villa Nueva (pop. 618,400) 45 km away, and Guatemala City (pop. 994,900) 47 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 7, 2026 01:40 am (Guatemala time) local time (7 Mar 2026 07:40 GMT)Magnitude: 4.4Depth: 6.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 14.33°N / 90.22°W (Departamento de Santa Rosa, Guatemala)Primary data source: EMSC