Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 1 km depth9 Apr 03:07 UTC: First to report: INETER after 5 minutes.9 Apr 03:08: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 9, 2026 03:01:52 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Apr 8, 2026, at 09:01 pm (GMT -6)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth1 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.73°N / 91.83°WGuatemalaSeismic antipode13.73°S / 88.17°EShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoAtitlán (118 km / 73 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 29.4°C (85 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy26 minutes agoApr 9, 2026 03:01 GMT / Apr 8, 2026 09:01 pm (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 13.73 / -91.83: Offshore GuatemalaSource: EMSCOther sources: INETER: 3.9 / 1 km, RaspberryShake: 4.4 / 87 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22891075',13.73000,-91.83000,'26 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Offshore Guatemala',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); 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 Retalhuleu, a town with 91,000 inhabitants in Guatemala, in 91 km (57 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Guatemala, Guatemala City, 174 km (108 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry63 km (39 mi)N of epicenterChamperico(pop: 9,940)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala77 km (48 mi)NE of epicenterNueva Concepcion(pop: 11,100)II: Very weakMunicipio de Nueva Concepcion, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala80 km (50 mi)NE of epicenterTiquisate(pop: 18,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala91 km (57 mi)N of epicenterRetalhuleu(pop: 90,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala92 km (57 mi)NE of epicenterLa Gomera(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala93 km (58 mi)NE of epicenterRio Bravo(pop: 7,570)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala94 km (59 mi)N of epicenterCuyotenango(pop: 10,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala95 km (59 mi)N of epicenterSan Sebastian(pop: 29,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala96 km (60 mi)N of epicenterMazatenango(pop: 77,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala97 km (60 mi)N of epicenterEl Asintal(pop: 17,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala97 km (60 mi)N of epicenterNuevo San Carlos(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala101 km (63 mi)N of epicenterSan Francisco Zapotitlan(pop: 22,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala103 km (64 mi)N of epicenterSan Felipe(pop: 24,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala106 km (66 mi)NE of epicenterChicacao(pop: 60,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala106 km (66 mi)NE of epicenterPatulul(pop: 40,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala108 km (67 mi)N of epicenterCoatepeque(pop: 105,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala109 km (68 mi)N of epicenterColomba(pop: 47,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala110 km (68 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Lucia Cotzumalguapa(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala118 km (74 mi)NE of epicenterMasagua(pop: 45,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala127 km (79 mi)N of epicenterCantel(pop: 42,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala128 km (80 mi)N of epicenterQuetzaltenango(pop: 180,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala129 km (80 mi)N of epicenterOstuncalco(pop: 51,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala129 km (80 mi)NE of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 156,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala134 km (83 mi)N of epicenterMalacatan(pop: 92,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala135 km (84 mi)NE of epicenterSolola(pop: 45,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SololaGuatemala137 km (85 mi)N of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 47,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala138 km (86 mi)NE of epicenterPatzun(pop: 58,200)II: Very weakMunicipio de Patzun, Departamento de ChimaltenangoGuatemala141 km (88 mi)N of epicenterTotonicapan(pop: 104,000)II: Very weakMunicipio de Totonicapan, Departamento de TotonicapanGuatemala141 km (88 mi)N of epicenterSan Francisco El Alto(pop: 57,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de TotonicapanGuatemala143 km (89 mi)NE of epicenterPalin(pop: 65,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Palin, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala150 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterAntigua Guatemala(pop: 46,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de SacatepequezGuatemala150 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterChimaltenango(pop: 97,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChimaltenangoGuatemala153 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterAmatitlan(pop: 71,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Amatitlan, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala156 km (97 mi)NE of epicenterChichicastenango(pop: 141,600)II: Very weakDepartamento del QuicheGuatemala161 km (100 mi)NE of epicenterVilla Nueva(pop: 618,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala161 km (100 mi)NE of epicenterPetapa(pop: 135,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala163 km (101 mi)NE of epicenterVilla Canales(pop: 155,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala166 km (103 mi)NE of epicenterMixco(pop: 465,800)I: Not feltDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala169 km (105 mi)NE of epicenterSan Juan Sacatepequez(pop: 136,900)I: Not feltMunicipio de San Juan Sacatepequez, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala174 km (108 mi)NE of epicenterGuatemala City(pop: 994,900)I: Not feltMunicipio de Guatemala, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemalaNotes:(*) 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!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-04-9EpicenterAgency3.91 km0.6 mi03:01:52OFFSHORE GUATEMALAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.91 km0.6 mi03:01:5248 Km al suroeste de El Semillero, Guatemala1.1 km (0.7 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCINETER4.487 km54 mi03:01:53Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico44 km (27 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 338 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.34 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 94 quakes per year (or 7.8 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 292 quakes per year (or 24.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 338 quakes per year (or 28.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 7 days after a magnitude 4.2 earthquake had hit on Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 07:53 am local time (America/Guatemala GMT -6) in 74 km (46 mi) distance to the north:Mag. 4.2 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - 46 km southwest of Coatepeque, Guatemala - Apr 2, 2026 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.0. It had occurred 9 years ago earlier, on Thursday, Sep 7, 2017, at 10:49 pm (GMT -6 local time) in North Pacific Ocean, Mexico:Mag. 8.0 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - Sep 7, 2017 - 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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapApr 7, 03:18 am (GMT -6)3.338 km70 km (43 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 58 km southwest of Coatepeque, Guatemala I FELT ITInfoApr 4, 03:45 am (GMT -6)3.036 km25 km (16 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 73 km south of Retalhuleu, Guatemala I FELT ITInfoApr 4, 01:53 am (Guatemala)3.733 km38 km (24 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 53 km south of Retalhuleu, Guatemala I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 04:56 pm (GMT -6)3.140 km36 km (23 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 44 km southwest of Tiquisate, Guatemala I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 07:53 am (Guatemala)4.237 km74 km (46 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 46 km southwest of Coatepeque, Guatemala I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoMar 27, 03:04 pm (Guatemala)3.954 km39 km (24 mi) to the NE 42 km southwest of Tiquisate, Departamento de Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoMar 26, 03:07 am (GMT -6)3.954 km80 km (50 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 95 km southwest of Coatepeque, GuatemalaInfoMar 21, 01:35 am (GMT -6)4.239 km54 km (34 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 75 km southwest of Champerico, GuatemalaInfoMar 17, 01:54 pm (Guatemala)4.284 km86 km (53 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 67 km southeast of Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoAug 9, 2025 02:40 pm (GMT -6)5.99 km67 km (41 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, Departamento de Quetzaltenango, 138 km southwest of Retalhuleu, Guatemala 15 reportsInfoFeb 16, 2022 01:12 am (Guatemala)6.260 km66 km (41 mi) to the NE 12 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala 773 reportsInfoDec 19, 2019 06:35 am (Guatemala)5.960 km74 km (46 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 42 km south of La Gomera, Guatemala 39 reportsInfoSep 7, 2017 10:49 pm (GMT -6)8.060 km255 km (159 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 87 km southwest of Topon, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 317 reportsInfoApr 15, 2016 08:11 am (GMT -6)6.010 km55 km (34 mi) to the SW Off Coast of Chiapas, Mexico 9 reportsInfoDec 7, 2014 03:16 pm (Guatemala)5.930 km57 km (35 mi) to the E Near Coast of Guatemala 8 reportsInfoNov 11, 2012 04:14 pm (GMT -6)6.520 km57 km (36 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 33 km southwest of Champerico, GuatemalaInfoNov 7, 2012 10:35 am (GMT -6)7.424 km30 km (18 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 34 km south of Champerico, Guatemala 8 reportsInfoJul 29, 2012 06:22 am (GMT -6)5.918 km72 km (45 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 37 km south of Ocos, Departamento de San Marcos, GuatemalaInfoOct 16, 2008 01:43 pm (GMT -6)5.823 km98 km (61 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 99 km west of Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoOct 16, 2008 01:41 pm (Merida)6.724 km96 km (60 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 55 km south of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoDec 3, 2006 02:52 pm (Guatemala)6.061 km73 km (46 mi) to the NE 43 km southwest of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, GuatemalaInfoFeb 25, 2004 12:22 pm (GMT -6)5.936 km45 km (28 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 79 km southwest of Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoAug 25, 2003 12:28 am (Guatemala)6.0100 km89 km (55 mi) to the NE 5 km SSW of La Gomera, GuatemalaInfoNov 8, 2002 06:14 pm (Guatemala)6.033 km69 km (43 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 76 km southwest of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoMay 8, 1999 04:12 pm (Guatemala)6.139 km55 km (34 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 46 km southwest of Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoMar 2, 1998 08:24 pm (Guatemala)6.163 km82 km (51 mi) to the NE 18 km south of Mazatenango, Departamento de Suchitepequez, GuatemalaInfoJan 10, 1998 02:20 am (Guatemala)6.633 km81 km (51 mi) to the NE 18 km south of Mazatenango, Departamento de Suchitepequez, GuatemalaInfoSep 10, 1993 01:12 pm (Merida)7.234 km141 km (87 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 46 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoAug 3, 1984 08:30 am (Guatemala)5.936 km84 km (52 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 52 km southwest of Coatepeque, GuatemalaInfoDec 1, 1983 09:09 pm (Guatemala)7.067 km39 km (24 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 97 km southwest of Quetzaltenango, GuatemalaInfoJun 19, 1982 12:21 am (El Salvador)7.273 km268 km (166 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 45 km southwest of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoApr 6, 1982 01:56 pm (Guatemala)6.565 km71 km (44 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 49 km southwest of Coatepeque, GuatemalaInfoDec 31, 1974 02:21 pm (Guatemala)6.139 km44 km (27 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 48 km south of Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoAug 20, 1971 03:36 pm (GMT -6)6.028 km79 km (49 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 253 km southwest of Guatemala City, GuatemalaInfoApr 29, 1970 08:01 am (GMT -6)7.335 km125 km (78 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 60 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoAug 28, 1955 02:13 pm (GMT -6)6.745 km96 km (60 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 72 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoNov 17, 1953 07:29 am (GMT -6)6.825 km51 km (32 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 225 km southwest of Guatemala City, GuatemalaInfoOct 23, 1950 04:13 pm (Universal Time)7.165 km65 km (41 mi) to the N 2 km north of Champerico, Departamento de Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoAug 6, 1942 11:37 pm (Universal Time)7.735 km74 km (46 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 63 km southwest of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoJul 27, 1940 01:32 pm (Universal Time)6.835 km51 km (32 mi) to the NE 30 km southwest of Nueva Concepcion, Departamento de Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoDec 5, 1939 08:30 am (Universal Time)6.845 km75 km (47 mi) to the N 20 km southwest of Retalhuleu, Departamento de Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoDec 14, 1935 10:05 pm (Universal Time)7.335 km125 km (78 mi) to the NW 4.1 km southwest of Puerto Madero, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoFeb 4, 1921 08:22 am (Universal Time)7.115 km242 km (151 mi) to the NE GuatemalaInfoApr 17, 1919 08:53 pm (Universal Time)6.935 km40 km (25 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 81 km west of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, GuatemalaInfoSep 23, 1902 03:18 pm (Mexico City)7.80 km282 km (175 mi) to the NW 39 km southeast of Villaflores, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoApr 18, 1902 08:23 pm (Guatemala)7.50 km95 km (59 mi) to the E 10.8 km southeast of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]