Just 26 minutes ago, a 2.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Guatemala City, Municipio de Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala, Guatemala. The tremor was recorded around noon on Friday, August 14th, 2026, at 1:37 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 3. km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.Weak shaking might have been felt in Fraijanes (pop. 58,900) located 4 km from the epicenter, San Jose Pinula (pop. 79,800) 7 km away, and Villa Canales (pop. 155,400) 8 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Santa Catarina Pinula (pop. 80,600) located 9 km from the epicenter, Petapa (pop. 135,400) 11 km away, and Villa Nueva (pop. 618,400) 14 km away. In Guatemala City (pop. 994,900, 17 km away), Amatitlan (pop. 71,800, 19 km away), Mixco (pop. 465,800, 22 km away), and Chinautla (pop. 105,000, 23 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 14, 2026 01:37 pm (GMT -6) local time (14 Aug 2026 19:37 GMT)Magnitude: 2.6Depth: 3.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 14.5°N / 90.46°W (Municipio de Guatemala, Departamento de Guatemala, Guatemala)Primary data source: EMSC