Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 5 km depth23 Feb 03:57 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeFeb 23, 2026 03:54:10 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Feb 23, 2026, at 03:54 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.4Depth5 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13°N / 90.99°WGuatemalaSeismic antipode13°S / 89.01°EShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoTecuamburro (143 km / 89 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.4 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoFeb 23, 2026 03:54 GMT / Feb 23, 2026 03:54 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 13 / -90.99: Off the Coast OF GuatemalaSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22745176',13.00000,-90.99000,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, Off the Coast OF 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 104 km (65 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Guatemala, Guatemala City, 190 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(*)RegionCountry104 km (65 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 EscuintlaGuatemala121 km (75 mi)N of epicenterLa Gomera(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala135 km (84 mi)NE of epicenterGuazacapan(pop: 18,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala135 km (84 mi)N of epicenterMasagua(pop: 45,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala137 km (85 mi)N of epicenterLa Democracia(pop: 13,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala137 km (85 mi)NE of epicenterChiquimulilla(pop: 12,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala138 km (86 mi)N of epicenterNueva Concepcion(pop: 11,100)II: Very weakMunicipio de Nueva Concepcion, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala138 km (86 mi)NE of epicenterPasaco(pop: 1,870)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala141 km (88 mi)N of epicenterGuanagazapa(pop: 2,840)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala142 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador144 km (89 mi)NE of epicenterSan Juan Tecuaco(pop: 2,210)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala146 km (91 mi)N of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 156,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala147 km (91 mi)N of epicenterPueblo Nuevo Vinas(pop: 4,210)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala148 km (92 mi)N of epicenterTiquisate(pop: 18,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala149 km (92 mi)N of epicenterSanta Lucia Cotzumalguapa(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala152 km (94 mi)NE of epicenterMoyuta(pop: 8,150)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala159 km (99 mi)NE of epicenterSonsonate(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador159 km (99 mi)N of epicenterPatulul(pop: 40,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala159 km (99 mi)N of epicenterPalin(pop: 65,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Palin, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala160 km (99 mi)N of epicenterRio Bravo(pop: 7,570)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala160 km (100 mi)NE of epicenterCuilapa(pop: 41,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala160 km (100 mi)NE of epicenterSonzacate(pop: 15,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador160 km (100 mi)NE of epicenterBarberena(pop: 47,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala161 km (100 mi)NE of epicenterAhuachapan(pop: 34,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador162 km (101 mi)N of epicenterSanta Barbara(pop: 17,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala162 km (101 mi)NE of epicenterOratorio(pop: 10,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala165 km (102 mi)NE of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador165 km (103 mi)NE of epicenterJalpatagua(pop: 28,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala170 km (106 mi)NE of epicenterComapa(pop: 1,490)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala171 km (106 mi)NE of epicenterTurin(pop: 11,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador172 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterNueva Santa Rosa(pop: 10,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala175 km (109 mi)NE of epicenterQuesada(pop: 2,250)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala175 km (109 mi)NW of epicenterChamperico(pop: 9,940)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala179 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterChalchuapa(pop: 32,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador186 km (116 mi)NE of epicenterJutiapa(pop: 145,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala188 km (117 mi)NE of epicenterAtescatempa(pop: 11,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala190 km (118 mi)N of epicenterGuatemala City(pop: 994,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Guatemala, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala190 km (118 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Ana(pop: 176,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador203 km (126 mi)NE of epicenterAsuncion Mita(pop: 48,300)II: Very weakMunicipio de Asuncion Mita, Departamento 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!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 GMT2026-02-23EpicenterAgency4.45 km3.1 mi03:54:10OFF THE COAST OF GUATEMALAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Aftershocks 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 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Feb 23, 2026 03:54 am (Universal Time)3 minutes ago4.45 km0 km - This quakeOff the Coast OF 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 308 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: 0.21 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 50 quakes per year (or 4.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 222 quakes per year (or 18.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 306 quakes per year (or 25.5 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 earthquake