Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 5 km depth20 Jul 05:22 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 20, 2025 05:13:57 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Jul 19, 2025, at 11:13 pm (GMT -6)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.3Depth5 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.03°N / 91.08°WGuatemalaSeismic antipode13.03°S / 88.92°EShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoTecuamburro (145 km / 90 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 30.2°C (86 F), humidity: 71%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NNWEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy18 minutes agoJul 20, 2025 05:13 GMT / Jul 19, 2025 11:13 pm (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 13.03 / -91.08: Offshore GuatemalaSource: EMSCOther sources: INETER: 4.3 / 5 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-21974939',13.03000,-91.08000,'18 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, Offshore Guatemala',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in GuatemalaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Puerto San Jose, a town with 19,000 inhabitants in Guatemala, in 103 km (64 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Guatemala, Guatemala City, 189 km (118 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry103 km (64 mi)N of epicenterPuerto San Jose(pop: 18,700)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Jose, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala108 km (67 mi)N of epicenterIztapa(pop: 4,020)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala117 km (73 mi)N of epicenterLa Gomera(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala132 km (82 mi)N of epicenterNueva Concepcion(pop: 11,100)II: Very weakMunicipio de Nueva Concepcion, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala133 km (83 mi)N of epicenterMasagua(pop: 45,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala134 km (83 mi)N of epicenterLa Democracia(pop: 13,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala136 km (85 mi)NE of epicenterGuazacapan(pop: 18,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala139 km (87 mi)NE of epicenterChiquimulilla(pop: 12,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala141 km (88 mi)N of epicenterGuanagazapa(pop: 2,840)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala142 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterPasaco(pop: 1,870)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala143 km (89 mi)N of epicenterTiquisate(pop: 18,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala145 km (90 mi)N of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 156,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala145 km (90 mi)N of epicenterSanta Lucia Cotzumalguapa(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala147 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterSan Juan Tecuaco(pop: 2,210)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala148 km (92 mi)NE of epicenterPueblo Nuevo Vinas(pop: 4,210)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala149 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador155 km (96 mi)N of epicenterRio Bravo(pop: 7,570)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala155 km (96 mi)N of epicenterPatulul(pop: 40,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala156 km (97 mi)NE of epicenterMoyuta(pop: 8,150)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala157 km (98 mi)N of epicenterSanta Barbara(pop: 17,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala158 km (98 mi)N of epicenterPalin(pop: 65,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Palin, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala162 km (101 mi)NE of epicenterBarberena(pop: 47,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala162 km (101 mi)N of epicenterSan Jose El Idolo(pop: 2,410)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala162 km (101 mi)NE of epicenterCuilapa(pop: 41,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala165 km (103 mi)NE of epicenterOratorio(pop: 10,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala166 km (103 mi)NE of epicenterSonsonate(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador166 km (103 mi)NE of epicenterAhuachapan(pop: 34,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador167 km (104 mi)NW of epicenterChamperico(pop: 9,940)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala167 km (104 mi)NE of epicenterSonzacate(pop: 15,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador169 km (105 mi)NE of epicenterJalpatagua(pop: 28,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala172 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador174 km (108 mi)NE of epicenterNueva Santa Rosa(pop: 10,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala174 km (108 mi)NE of epicenterFraijanes(pop: 58,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala178 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterQuesada(pop: 2,250)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala185 km (115 mi)NE of epicenterChalchuapa(pop: 32,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador189 km (118 mi)N of epicenterGuatemala City(pop: 994,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Guatemala, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala190 km (118 mi)NE of epicenterJutiapa(pop: 145,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala193 km (120 mi)NE of epicenterAtescatempa(pop: 11,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala207 km (129 mi)NE of epicenterAsuncion Mita(pop: 48,300)II: Very weakMunicipio de Asuncion Mita, Departamento de JutiapaGuatemala214 km (133 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Catarina Mita(pop: 10,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemalaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-07-20EpicenterAgency4.35 km3.1 mi05:13:57OFFSHORE GUATEMALAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.35 km3.1 mi05:13:57100 Km al sur de Sipacate, Guatemala0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCINETERAftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jul 19, 2025 11:13 pm (GMT -6)18 minutes ago4.35 km0 km - This quakeNorth Pacific Ocean, 189 km S of Guatemala City, GuatemalaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 281 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.2 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 51 quakes per year (or 4.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 213 quakes per year (or 17.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 279 quakes per year (or 23.3 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 8 hours after a magnitude 4.4 earthquake had hit on Saturday, Jul 19, 2025, at 03:17 pm (GMT -6 local time) in 15.5 km (10 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 4.4 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - 88 km south of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.7. It had occurred 8 years earlier, on Thursday, Jun 22, 2017, at 06:31 am local time (America/Guatemala GMT -6) in North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala:Mag. 6.7 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - 16 km east of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala - Jun 22, 2017 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.9. It had occurred 110 years ago earlier, on Monday, Sep 6, 1915, at 07:20 pm local time (America/El Salvador GMT -6) in Departamento de Chalatenango, El Salvador:Mag. 7.9 earthquake Departamento de Chalatenango - 40 km northeast of San Salvador, El Salvador - Sep 6, 1915 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapJul 19, 03:17 pm (GMT -6)4.410 km16 km (9.6 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 88 km south of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala I FELT ITInfoJul 18, 01:38 am (GMT -6)4.410 km11 km (6.8 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 181 km south of Guatemala City, Guatemala I FELT ITInfoJul 18, 12:49 am (GMT -6)5.110 km10.8 km (6.7 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, Departamento de Chimaltenango, 103 km south of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala I FELT IT - 3 reportsInfoJul 16, 09:01 am (GMT -6)4.148 km98 km (61 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, Departamento de Guatemala, 59 km southwest of La Gomera, Guatemala I FELT IT - 4 reportsInfoJun 28, 01:35 pm (GMT -6)5.155 km73 km (45 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 31 km southwest of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala 32 reportsInfoJun 22, 11:56 am (GMT -6)4.335 km60 km (38 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 98 km southwest of Escuintla, Guatemala 2 reportsInfoNov 18, 2021 10:56 am (GMT -6)5.828 km68 km (42 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 82 km south of Escuintla, Guatemala 91 reportsInfoDec 19, 2019 06:35 am (Guatemala)5.960 km76 km (48 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 42 km south of La Gomera, Guatemala 39 reportsInfoOct 28, 2018 04:23 pm (GMT -6)6.110 km76 km (47 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 84 km southwest of Acajutla, El Salvador 2 reportsInfoJun 22, 2017 06:31 am (Guatemala)6.734 km106 km (66 mi) to the NE Near Coast of Guatemala 47 reportsInfoDec 7, 2014 03:16 pm (Guatemala)5.930 km87 km (54 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 43 km southwest of La Gomera, Guatemala 8 reportsInfoMay 12, 2013 01:29 am (GMT -6)5.811 km59 km (37 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 76 km southwest of La Gomera, GuatemalaInfoNov 7, 2012 10:35 am (GMT -6)7.424 km138 km (86 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 34 km south of Champerico, Guatemala 8 reportsInfoAug 26, 2012 10:37 pm (GMT -6)7.328 km288 km (179 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 184 km south of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoMay 27, 2008 05:27 am (GMT -6)5.726 km66 km (41 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 80 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoApr 14, 2008 09:03 pm (GMT -6)6.133 km79 km (49 mi) to the NE offshore GuatemalaInfoJun 13, 2007 01:29 pm (GMT -6)6.723 km77 km (48 mi) to the NE 43 km SSE of Iztapa, GuatemalaInfoJun 8, 2007 07:32 am (Guatemala)5.848 km96 km (60 mi) to the N offshore GuatemalaInfoJan 20, 2003 08:46 pm (GMT -6)6.524 km74 km (46 mi) to the NE offshore GuatemalaInfoNov 8, 2002 06:14 pm (Guatemala)6.033 km80 km (50 mi) to the N 40 km SSW of La Gomera, GuatemalaInfoJan 13, 2001 11:33 am (El Salvador)7.760 km262 km (163 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 40 km southwest of Usulutan, El SalvadorInfoMay 10, 1998 12:05 am (GMT -6)6.333 km80 km (50 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 70 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoDec 4, 1997 08:56 am (GMT -6)6.081 km82 km (51 mi) to the NE offshore GuatemalaInfoFeb 25, 1996 08:17 am (GMT -6)5.98 km7.6 km (4.7 mi) to the S 109 km SSW of Puerto San José, GuatemalaInfoSep 10, 1993 01:12 pm (Merida)7.234 km253 km (157 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 47 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoMay 19, 1993 10:55 pm (Guatemala)5.831 km82 km (51 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 63 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoSep 28, 1992 01:41 am (GMT -6)6.067 km66 km (41 mi) to the NE offshore GuatemalaInfoApr 1, 1992 04:15 am (GMT -6)6.050 km23 km (14 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 204 km southwest of Guatemala City, GuatemalaInfoDec 1, 1983 09:09 pm (Guatemala)7.067 km147 km (91 mi) to the NW offshore GuatemalaInfoJun 19, 1982 12:21 am (El Salvador)7.273 km186 km (116 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 45 km southwest of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoOct 27, 1979 03:43 pm (Guatemala)6.665 km91 km (57 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 58 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoOct 27, 1979 08:35 am (Guatemala)6.858 km92 km (57 mi) to the N 12 km SSW of Puerto San José, GuatemalaInfoApr 29, 1970 08:01 am (GMT -6)7.335 km237 km (147 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 60 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 3, 1955 06:36 am (Guatemala)6.344 km80 km (50 mi) to the N offshore GuatemalaInfoAug 28, 1955 02:13 pm (GMT -6)6.745 km73 km (45 mi) to the N offshore GuatemalaInfoOct 23, 1950 04:13 pm (Universal Time)7.165 km169 km (105 mi) to the NW 2 km north of Champerico, Departamento de Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoAug 6, 1942 11:37 pm (Universal Time)7.735 km93 km (58 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 63 km southwest of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoMar 1, 1942 09:52 am (Universal Time)6.315 km98 km (61 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 75 km southwest of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoJan 20, 1939 08:40 pm (Universal Time)6.215 km25 km (15 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 194 km southwest of Guatemala City, GuatemalaInfoSep 28, 1937 06:20 am (Universal Time)6.115 km76 km (47 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 77 km southwest of La Gomera, GuatemalaInfoDec 14, 1935 10:05 pm (Universal Time)7.335 km236 km (146 mi) to the NW Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 26, 1931 08:03 pm (Universal Time)6.315 km43 km (27 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 213 km southwest of Guatemala City, GuatemalaInfoMar 21, 1929 02:37 am (Universal Time)6.435 km65 km (40 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 55 km south of Puerto San Jose, GuatemalaInfoFeb 10, 1929 03:39 pm (Universal Time)6.630 km56 km (35 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 90 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoJan 24, 1929 08:36 pm (Universal Time)7.015 km43 km (26 mi) to the E offshore GuatemalaInfoFeb 8, 1926 03:18 pm (Universal Time)7.120 km261 km (162 mi) to the E offshore El SalvadorInfoSep 6, 1915 07:20 pm (El Salvador)7.90 km249 km (155 mi) to the NEDepartamento de Chalatenango, 40 km northeast of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoApr 18, 1902 08:23 pm (Guatemala)7.50 km108 km (67 mi) to the N 10.8 km southeast of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoMap of 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