Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 53 km depth4 Oct 18:07 UTC: First to report: INETER after 7 minutes.4 Oct 18:08: Now using data updates from EMSC4 Oct 18:15: Magnitude recalculated from 4.0 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 72.00 to 53.00 km (from 45 to 33 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 5.8 km (3.6 mi) towards WSW.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 4, 2026 18:00:07 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Oct 4, 2026, at 12:00 pm (GMT -6)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.90Depth53 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.884°N / 91.4°WGuatemalaSeismic antipode13.884°S / 88.6°EShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoAtitlán (81 km / 50 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeHeavy Intensity Rain 26.5°C (80 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from EEstimated 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 energy16 minutes agoOct 4, 2026 18:00 GMT / Oct 4, 2026 12:00 pm (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 13.884 / -91.4: Offshore GuatemalaSource: EMSCOther sources: INETER: 3.9 / 53 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23410721',13.88400,-91.40000,'16 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 Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, a city with more than 110,000 inhabitants in Guatemala, in 65 km (40 mi) distance northeast 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, 127 km (79 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(*)RegionCountry37 km (23 mi)N of epicenterNueva Concepcion(pop: 11,100)II: Very weakMunicipio de Nueva Concepcion, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala43 km (27 mi)NE of epicenterLa Gomera(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala45 km (28 mi)N of epicenterTiquisate(pop: 18,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala58 km (36 mi)N of epicenterRio Bravo(pop: 7,570)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala62 km (39 mi)NE of epicenterLa Democracia(pop: 13,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala63 km (39 mi)E of epicenterPuerto San Jose(pop: 18,700)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Jose, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala64 km (40 mi)N of epicenterSanta Barbara(pop: 17,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala65 km (40 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Lucia Cotzumalguapa(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala65 km (41 mi)NE of epicenterPatulul(pop: 40,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala67 km (41 mi)N of epicenterSanto Domingo Suchitepequez(pop: 6,270)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala69 km (43 mi)NE of epicenterMasagua(pop: 45,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala73 km (45 mi)N of epicenterSan Antonio Suchitepequez(pop: 13,700)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Antonio Suchitepequez, Departamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala74 km (46 mi)N of epicenterChicacao(pop: 60,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala79 km (49 mi)N of epicenterSan Pablo Jocopilas(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala79 km (49 mi)N of epicenterSan Francisco Zapotitlan(pop: 22,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala80 km (50 mi)N of epicenterSan Sebastian(pop: 29,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala81 km (50 mi)NE of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 156,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala84 km (52 mi)NE of epicenterYepocapa(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChimaltenangoGuatemala85 km (53 mi)N of epicenterSan Felipe(pop: 24,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala85 km (53 mi)N of epicenterNuevo San Carlos(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala86 km (53 mi)N of epicenterSantiago Atitlan(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de SololaGuatemala87 km (54 mi)NW of epicenterEl Asintal(pop: 17,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala87 km (54 mi)N of epicenterEl Palmar(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala93 km (58 mi)NE of epicenterAlotenango(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de SacatepequezGuatemala95 km (59 mi)NE of epicenterPalin(pop: 65,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Palin, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala98 km (61 mi)NE of epicenterPatzicia(pop: 21,200)II: Very weakMunicipio de Patzicia, Departamento de ChimaltenangoGuatemala98 km (61 mi)NE of epicenterPatzun(pop: 58,200)II: Very weakMunicipio de Patzun, Departamento de ChimaltenangoGuatemala98 km (61 mi)N of epicenterColomba(pop: 47,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala99 km (61 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Vieja(pop: 33,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SacatepequezGuatemala101 km (63 mi)N of epicenterSolola(pop: 45,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SololaGuatemala104 km (64 mi)NE of epicenterAntigua Guatemala(pop: 46,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de SacatepequezGuatemala104 km (65 mi)NW of epicenterCoatepeque(pop: 105,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala106 km (66 mi)NE of epicenterChimaltenango(pop: 97,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChimaltenangoGuatemala108 km (67 mi)N of epicenterQuetzaltenango(pop: 180,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala113 km (70 mi)NE of epicenterVilla Nueva(pop: 618,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala114 km (71 mi)NE of epicenterPetapa(pop: 135,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala114 km (71 mi)N of epicenterTotonicapan(pop: 104,000)II: Very weakMunicipio de Totonicapan, Departamento de TotonicapanGuatemala115 km (71 mi)NE of epicenterVilla Canales(pop: 155,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala127 km (79 mi)NE of epicenterGuatemala City(pop: 994,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Guatemala, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala130 km (81 mi)N of epicenterSanta Cruz del Quiche(pop: 78,300)II: Very weakDepartamento del QuicheGuatemalaNotes:(*) 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 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It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-10-4EpicenterAgency3.953 km33 mi18:00:07OFFSHORE GUATEMALAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.953 km33 mi18:00:0711 Km al suroeste de Tecojate, Guatemala0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCINETEREarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 423 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25.6 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.41 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 5.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 86 quakes per year (or 7.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 310 quakes per year (or 25.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 416 quakes per year (or 34.7 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 421 quakes per year (or 35.1 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 25 to 30 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 2 days after a magnitude 4.2 earthquake had hit on Friday, Oct 2, 2026, at 05:35 am local time (America/Guatemala GMT -6) in 75 km (46 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 4.2 earthquake Departamento de Chimaltenango - 10.5 km northeast of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala -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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapOct 4, 02:43 am (GMT -6)3.252 km30 km (19 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 71 km south of Retalhuleu, Guatemala I felt itInfoOct 3, 08:43 pm (GMT -6)3.1?53 km27 km (17 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 58 km south of Retalhuleu, Guatemala (unconfirmed) I felt itInfoOct 3, 09:30 am (GMT -6)3.223 km18 km (11 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 44 km southwest of La Gomera, Guatemala I felt itInfoOct 3, 03:30 am (GMT -6)3.2?48 km7.7 km (4.8 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 42 km southwest of La Gomera, Guatemala (unconfirmed) I felt itInfoOct 2, 11:23 pm (GMT -6)3.2?59 km32 km (20 mi) to the NW 45 km south of Mazatenango, Departamento de Suchitepequez, Guatemala (unconfirmed) I felt itInfoOct 2, 05:35 am (Guatemala)4.2115 km75 km (46 mi) to the NEDepartamento de Chimaltenango, 10.5 km northeast of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala I felt itInfoOct 1, 11:35 pm (Guatemala)4.4?95 km46 km (29 mi) to the NE 21 km southwest of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala (unconfirmed) I felt itInfoSep 30, 11:47 pm (GMT -6)3.9?42 km16 km (10.2 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 47 km southwest of La Gomera, Guatemala (unconfirmed) I felt itInfoSep 22, 05:43 am (Guatemala)4.789 km40 km (25 mi) to the NEDepartamento de Escuintla, 69 km southwest of Chimaltenango, Guatemala 43 reportsInfoSep 16, 11:26 pm (GMT -6)4.21 km40 km (25 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 67 km southwest of La Gomera, Guatemala I felt itInfoJul 17, 08:48 am (GMT -6)7.319 km185 km (115 mi) to the NW 58 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico I FELT IT - 275 reportsInfoJan 26, 2024 11:52 pm (Guatemala)6.190 km87 km (54 mi) to the EDepartamento de Santa Rosa, 65 km south of Guatemala City, Guatemala 263 reportsInfoFeb 16, 2022 01:12 am (Guatemala)6.260 km29 km (18 mi) to the N 46 km southwest of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala 773 reportsInfoSep 7, 2017 10:49 pm (GMT -6)8.060 km287 km (178 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 87 km southwest of Topon, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 317 reportsInfoJun 22, 2017 06:31 am (Guatemala)6.734 km78 km (49 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 16 km east of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala 47 reportsInfoNov 11, 2012 04:14 pm (GMT -6)6.520 km87 km (54 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 33 km southwest of Champerico, GuatemalaInfoNov 7, 2012 10:35 am (GMT -6)7.424 km55 km (34 mi) to the W 33 km S of Champerico, Guatemala 8 reportsInfoMay 3, 2009 10:21 am (Guatemala)6.3108 km79 km (49 mi) to the NDepartamento de Suchitepequez, 69 km west of Guatemala City, GuatemalaInfoApr 14, 2008 09:03 pm (GMT -6)6.133 km94 km (58 mi) to the E offshore GuatemalaInfoJun 13, 2007 01:29 pm (GMT -6)6.723 km92 km (57 mi) to the SE 43 km SSE of Iztapa, GuatemalaInfoJan 20, 2003 08:46 pm (GMT -6)6.524 km73 km (46 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 75 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoNov 8, 2002 06:14 pm (Guatemala)6.033 km28 km (17 mi) to the SE 40 km SSW of La Gomera, GuatemalaInfoJun 6, 1999 01:08 am (Guatemala)6.333 km68 km (42 mi) to the E offshore GuatemalaInfoMay 8, 1999 04:12 pm (Guatemala)6.139 km69 km (43 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 46 km southwest of Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoMay 10, 1998 12:05 am (GMT -6)6.333 km74 km (46 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 70 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoMar 2, 1998 08:24 pm (Guatemala)6.163 km56 km (35 mi) to the N GuatemalaInfoJan 10, 1998 02:20 am (Guatemala)6.633 km55 km (34 mi) to the N 18 km south of Mazatenango, Departamento de Suchitepequez, GuatemalaInfoSep 10, 1993 01:12 pm (Merida)7.234 km163 km (101 mi) to the NW offshore Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 18, 1991 03:48 am (Guatemala)6.25 km96 km (60 mi) to the NE 18 km west of Chimaltenango, Departamento de Chimaltenango, GuatemalaInfoDec 1, 1983 09:09 pm (Guatemala)7.067 km60 km (37 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 97 km southwest of Quetzaltenango, GuatemalaInfoJun 19, 1982 12:21 am (El Salvador)7.273 km226 km (140 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 45 km southwest of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoApr 6, 1982 01:56 pm (Guatemala)6.565 km88 km (55 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 49 km southwest of Coatepeque, GuatemalaInfoOct 27, 1979 03:43 pm (Guatemala)6.665 km73 km (46 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 59 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoOct 27, 1979 08:35 am (Guatemala)6.858 km56 km (35 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 12 km southwest of Puerto San Jose, GuatemalaInfoApr 29, 1970 08:01 am (GMT -6)7.335 km153 km (95 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 60 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoAug 28, 1955 02:13 pm (GMT -6)6.745 km55 km (34 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 72 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoOct 23, 1950 04:13 pm (Universal Time)7.165 km73 km (45 mi) to the NW 2 km north of Champerico, Departamento de Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoAug 6, 1942 11:37 pm (Universal Time)7.735 km26 km (16 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 63 km southwest of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoJul 27, 1940 01:32 pm (Universal Time)6.835 km8.3 km (5.2 mi) to the N GuatemalaInfoDec 5, 1939 08:30 am (Universal Time)6.845 km73 km (45 mi) to the NW 20 km southwest of Retalhuleu, Departamento de Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoSep 15, 1937 11:48 pm (Universal Time)6.415 km80 km (50 mi) to the N 6 km SW of Santiago Atitlán, GuatemalaInfoNov 19, 1936 09:10 pm (Universal Time)6.845 km90 km (56 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, Departamento de Santa Rosa, 94 km south of Guatemala City, GuatemalaInfoDec 14, 1935 10:05 pm (Universal Time)7.335 km143 km (89 mi) to the NW Chiapas, MexicoInfoFeb 10, 1929 03:39 pm (Universal Time)6.630 km69 km (43 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 90 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoFeb 4, 1921 08:22 am (Universal Time)7.115 km208 km (129 mi) to the NDepartamento del Quiche, 49 km northwest of Coban, GuatemalaInfoApr 17, 1919 08:53 pm (Universal Time)6.935 km41 km (25 mi) to the NW GuatemalaInfoSep 6, 1915 07:20 pm (El Salvador)7.90 km259 km (161 mi) to the EDepartamento de Chalatenango, 40 km northeast of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoApr 18, 1902 08:23 pm (Guatemala)7.50 km45 km (28 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]