Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 30 km depth29 Mar 20:00 UTC: First to report: INETER after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 29, 2026 19:54:36 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Mar 29, 2026, at 01:54 pm (GMT -6)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.1Depth30 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.585°N / 90.845°WGuatemalaAlso near: El Salvador 83 km (52 mi) awaySeismic antipode13.585°S / 89.155°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceINETERNearest volcanoPueblo Nuevo Viñas (78 km / 48 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 28.6°C (83 F), humidity: 59%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from SWEstimated seismic energy released8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.1 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoMar 29, 2026 19:54 GMT / Mar 29, 2026 01:54 pm (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 13.585 / -90.845: 41 km Al Sur De Iztapa, GuatemalaSource: INETERDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22854687',13.58500,-90.84500,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 4.1, 41 km Al Sur De Iztapa, 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 Escuintla, a city with more than 160,000 inhabitants in Guatemala, in 80 km (50 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Guatemala, Guatemala City, 123 km (76 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(*)RegionCountry38 km (23 mi)N of epicenterPuerto San Jose(pop: 18,700)III: WeakMunicipio de San Jose, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala41 km (26 mi)N of epicenterIztapa(pop: 4,020)III: WeakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala60 km (37 mi)NW of epicenterLa Gomera(pop: 24,000)III: WeakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala69 km (43 mi)N of epicenterMasagua(pop: 45,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala71 km (44 mi)NE of epicenterGuazacapan(pop: 18,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala72 km (45 mi)N of epicenterLa Democracia(pop: 13,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala74 km (46 mi)NE of epicenterChiquimulilla(pop: 12,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala75 km (46 mi)N of epicenterGuanagazapa(pop: 2,840)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala80 km (50 mi)N of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 156,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala84 km (52 mi)NW of epicenterNueva Concepcion(pop: 11,100)II: Very weakMunicipio de Nueva Concepcion, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala86 km (53 mi)N of epicenterSanta Lucia Cotzumalguapa(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala92 km (57 mi)N of epicenterPalin(pop: 65,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Palin, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala96 km (59 mi)NW of epicenterTiquisate(pop: 18,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala96 km (59 mi)NE of epicenterBarberena(pop: 47,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala97 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterCuilapa(pop: 41,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala99 km (62 mi)N of epicenterPatulul(pop: 40,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala102 km (63 mi)N of epicenterAmatitlan(pop: 71,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Amatitlan, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala105 km (65 mi)N of epicenterVilla Canales(pop: 155,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala106 km (66 mi)N of epicenterPetapa(pop: 135,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala107 km (67 mi)NE of epicenterFraijanes(pop: 58,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala108 km (67 mi)N of epicenterVilla Nueva(pop: 618,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala109 km (68 mi)N of epicenterAntigua Guatemala(pop: 46,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de SacatepequezGuatemala116 km (72 mi)N of epicenterSanta Catarina Pinula(pop: 80,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala117 km (72 mi)NE of epicenterSan Jose Pinula(pop: 79,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Jose Pinula, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala119 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterChicacao(pop: 60,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterMixco(pop: 465,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterChimaltenango(pop: 97,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChimaltenangoGuatemala123 km (76 mi)N of epicenterGuatemala City(pop: 994,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Guatemala, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala123 km (77 mi)N of epicenterPatzun(pop: 58,200)II: Very weakMunicipio de Patzun, Departamento de ChimaltenangoGuatemala127 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterMazatenango(pop: 77,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala128 km (80 mi)N of epicenterSan Juan Sacatepequez(pop: 136,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Juan Sacatepequez, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala129 km (80 mi)NE of epicenterJutiapa(pop: 145,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala130 km (81 mi)N of epicenterChinautla(pop: 105,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala137 km (85 mi)N of epicenterSolola(pop: 45,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SololaGuatemala139 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterRetalhuleu(pop: 90,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala149 km (92 mi)NE of epicenterJalapa(pop: 159,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de JalapaGuatemala154 km (96 mi)N of epicenterChichicastenango(pop: 141,600)II: Very weakDepartamento del QuicheGuatemala158 km (98 mi)N of epicenterTotonicapan(pop: 104,000)II: Very weakMunicipio de Totonicapan, Departamento de TotonicapanGuatemala158 km (98 mi)NW of epicenterQuetzaltenango(pop: 180,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala195 km (121 mi)NE of epicenterChiquimula(pop: 111,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChiquimulaGuatemalaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-03-29EpicenterAgency4.130 km19 mi19:54:3641 Km al sur de Iztapa, GuatemalaINETERAftershocks 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 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Mar 29, 2026 01:54 pm (GMT -6)7 minutes ago4.130 km0 km - This quakeNorth Pacific Ocean, 80 km S of Escuintla, Departamento de Escuintla, GuatemalaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 490 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 41.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.37 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 77 quakes per year (or 6.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 313 quakes per year (or 26 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 483 quakes per year (or 40 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 487 quakes per year (or 41 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake