Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 31 km depth6 Oct 14:07 UTC: First to report: INETER after 3 minutes.6 Oct 14:08: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 6, 2026 14:03:35 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Oct 6, 2026, at 08:03 am (GMT -6)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.90Depth31 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.423°N / 90.285°WGuatemalaAlso near: El Salvador 41 km (25 mi) awaySeismic antipode13.423°S / 89.715°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoMoyuta (70 km / 43 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 28.2°C (83 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from ESEEstimated 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 energy17 minutes agoOct 6, 2026 14:03 GMT / Oct 6, 2026 08:03 am (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 13.423 / -90.285: Offshore EL SalvadorSource: EMSCOther sources: INETER: 3.9 / 38 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23415543',13.42300,-90.28500,'17 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Offshore EL Salvador',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 Jalpatagua, a town with 29,000 inhabitants in Guatemala, in 85 km (53 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, 138 km (86 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(*)RegionCountry53 km (33 mi)E of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador55 km (34 mi)NE of epicenterSan Francisco Menendez(pop: 1,260)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador61 km (38 mi)NE of epicenterJujutla(pop: 2,020)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador62 km (39 mi)N of epicenterPasaco(pop: 1,870)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala66 km (41 mi)NE of epicenterTacuba(pop: 5,060)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador71 km (44 mi)NE of epicenterSonzacate(pop: 15,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador74 km (46 mi)N of epicenterGuazacapan(pop: 18,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala74 km (46 mi)N of epicenterChiquimulilla(pop: 12,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala75 km (46 mi)NE of epicenterJuayua(pop: 9,940)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador75 km (47 mi)NE of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador80 km (50 mi)NW of epicenterPuerto San Jose(pop: 18,700)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Jose, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala82 km (51 mi)NE of epicenterTurin(pop: 11,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador85 km (53 mi)N of epicenterJalpatagua(pop: 28,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala91 km (56 mi)NE of epicenterChalchuapa(pop: 32,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador92 km (57 mi)NE of epicenterArmenia(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador95 km (59 mi)N of epicenterCuilapa(pop: 41,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala99 km (61 mi)N of epicenterBarberena(pop: 47,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala101 km (63 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Ana(pop: 176,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador104 km (65 mi)E of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador105 km (65 mi)NE of epicenterJutiapa(pop: 145,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala112 km (69 mi)NW of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 156,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala112 km (70 mi)E of epicenterSanta Tecla(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador115 km (71 mi)E of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador119 km (74 mi)NE of epicenterQuezaltepeque(pop: 28,900)II: Very weakQuezaltepeque, Departamento de La LibertadEl Salvador121 km (75 mi)N of epicenterVilla Canales(pop: 155,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala122 km (76 mi)E of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador122 km (76 mi)E of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador122 km (76 mi)E of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador123 km (77 mi)E of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador124 km (77 mi)N of epicenterPetapa(pop: 135,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala124 km (77 mi)E of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador125 km (78 mi)E of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador127 km (79 mi)N of epicenterVilla Nueva(pop: 618,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala127 km (79 mi)E of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador128 km (79 mi)E of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador129 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Lucia Cotzumalguapa(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala131 km (81 mi)E of epicenterIlopango(pop: 38,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador132 km (82 mi)NE of epicenterAguilares(pop: 21,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador136 km (84 mi)NE of epicenterMetapan(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador138 km (86 mi)N of epicenterGuatemala City(pop: 994,900)II: Very weakMunicipio 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 GMT2026-10-6EpicenterAgency3.931 km19 mi14:03:35OFFSHORE EL SALVADOREMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.938 km24 mi14:03:3544 Km al sur de Las Brisas, Guatemala1.8 km (1.1 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 972 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.4 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 76 quakes per year (or 6.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 407 quakes per year (or 33.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 871 quakes per year (or 73 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 962 quakes per year (or 80 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 1 day 14 hours after a magnitude 4.3 earthquake had hit on Sunday, Oct 4, 2026, at 05:36 pm (GMT -6 local time) in 83 km (52 mi) distance to the southeast:Mag. 4.3 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - 79 km south of Acajutla, El Salvador -The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.7. It had occurred 9 years earlier, on Thursday, Jun 22, 2017, at 06:31 am local time (America/Guatemala GMT -6) in North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala:Mag. 6.7 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - 16 km east of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala - Jun 22, 2017 -The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.9. It had occurred 111 years ago earlier, on Monday, Sep 6, 1915, at 07:20 pm local time (America/El Salvador GMT -6) in Departamento de Chalatenango, El Salvador:Mag. 7.9 earthquake Departamento de Chalatenango - 40 km northeast of San Salvador, El Salvador - Sep 6, 1915 -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 5, 08:36 pm (GMT -6)3.0?27 km37 km (23 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 51 km southwest of Acajutla, El Salvador (unconfirmed) I felt itInfoOct 4, 07:08 pm (GMT -6)3.0?13 km59 km (37 mi) to the SW Off Coast of Central America (unconfirmed) I felt itInfoOct 4, 05:36 pm (GMT -6)4.335 km83 km (52 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 79 km south of Acajutla, El Salvador I felt it - 1 reportInfoOct 4, 12:00 pm (GMT -6)3.926 km59 km (36 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 32 km south of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala I felt itInfoOct 4, 11:36 am (GMT -6)4.3?22 km89 km (56 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 94 km south of Acajutla, El Salvador (unconfirmed) I felt itInfoOct 4, 06:00 am (GMT -6)4.0?47 km59 km (36 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 69 km south of Escuintla, Guatemala (unconfirmed) I felt itInfoOct 3, 01:25 am (GMT -6)4.223 km58 km (36 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 67 km south of Sonsonate, El Salvador I felt itInfoAug 23, 2025 03:14 am (GMT -6)6.010 km40 km (25 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, Departamento de San Salvador, 81 km southwest of Acajutla, El Salvador 86 reportsInfoAug 28, 2024 03:57 pm (GMT -6)6.126 km87 km (54 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 83 km southwest of San Salvador, El Salvador 99 reportsInfoJan 26, 2024 11:52 pm (Guatemala)6.190 km80 km (50 mi) to the NWDepartamento de Santa Rosa, 65 km south of Guatemala City, Guatemala 263 reportsInfoDec 19, 2019 06:35 am (Guatemala)5.960 km98 km (61 mi) to the W Near Coast of Guatemala 39 reportsInfoOct 28, 2018 04:23 pm (GMT -6)6.110 km42 km (26 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 84 km southwest of Acajutla, El Salvador 2 reportsInfoJun 22, 2017 06:31 am (Guatemala)6.734 km67 km (42 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 16 km east of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala 47 reportsInfoMay 12, 2017 04:41 am (GMT -6)6.116 km60 km (37 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 120 km southwest of San Salvador, El Salvador 10 reportsInfoOct 13, 2014 09:51 pm (GMT -6)7.243 km258 km (161 mi) to the E Off Coast of Central America 88 reportsInfoNov 7, 2012 10:35 am (GMT -6)7.424 km185 km (115 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 34 km south of Champerico, Guatemala 8 reportsInfoAug 26, 2012 10:37 pm (GMT -6)7.328 km233 km (145 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 184 km south of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoJan 18, 2010 09:40 am (El Salvador)5.955 km38 km (23 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 95 km southeast of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoApr 14, 2008 09:03 pm (GMT -6)6.133 km37 km (23 mi) to the NW offshore GuatemalaInfoJun 13, 2007 01:29 pm (GMT -6)6.723 km39 km (24 mi) to the W 43 km SSE of Iztapa, GuatemalaInfoNov 20, 2004 04:01 pm (GMT -6)6.341 km25 km (16 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 52 km southwest of Sonsonate, El SalvadorInfoJan 20, 2003 08:46 pm (GMT -6)6.524 km57 km (36 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 75 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoJan 22, 2001 11:23 pm (Guatemala)5.964 km94 km (59 mi) to the NW 34 km south of Escuintla, Departamento de Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoJan 13, 2001 11:33 am (El Salvador)7.760 km181 km (112 mi) to the E 28 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El SalvadorInfoJun 6, 1999 01:08 am (Guatemala)6.333 km74 km (46 mi) to the NW offshore GuatemalaInfoMay 10, 1998 12:05 am (GMT -6)6.333 km57 km (36 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 70 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoDec 22, 1997 04:03 am (Guatemala)6.159 km36 km (22 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 80 km southeast of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoDec 4, 1997 08:56 am (GMT -6)6.081 km47 km (29 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 75 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoSep 11, 1993 09:22 pm (Guatemala)6.068 km47 km (29 mi) to the N offshore GuatemalaInfoSep 10, 1993 01:12 pm (Merida)7.234 km292 km (182 mi) to the NW offshore Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 28, 1992 01:41 am (GMT -6)6.067 km43 km (26 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 93 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoNov 3, 1988 08:47 am (Guatemala)6.669 km54 km (34 mi) to the NDepartamento de Santa Rosa, 85 km south of Guatemala City, GuatemalaInfoJun 2, 1985 08:45 pm (GMT -6)6.366 km32 km (20 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 75 km southwest of Sonsonate, El SalvadorInfoDec 1, 1983 09:09 pm (Guatemala)7.067 km191 km (119 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 97 km southwest of Quetzaltenango, GuatemalaInfoJun 19, 1982 12:21 am (El Salvador)7.273 km98 km (61 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 45 km southwest of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoOct 27, 1979 03:43 pm (Guatemala)6.665 km62 km (39 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 59 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoOct 27, 1979 08:35 am (Guatemala)6.858 km79 km (49 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 12 km southwest of Puerto San Jose, GuatemalaInfoFeb 4, 1976 03:01 am (Guatemala)7.55 km247 km (153 mi) to the NE 7 km N of Los Amates, GuatemalaInfoApr 29, 1970 08:01 am (GMT -6)7.335 km283 km (176 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 60 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoAug 28, 1955 02:13 pm (GMT -6)6.745 km76 km (47 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 72 km south of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoOct 23, 1950 04:13 pm (Universal Time)7.165 km202 km (125 mi) to the NW 2 km north of Champerico, Departamento de Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoAug 6, 1942 11:37 pm (Universal Time)7.735 km107 km (66 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 63 km southwest of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoNov 19, 1936 09:10 pm (Universal Time)6.845 km52 km (32 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, Departamento de Santa Rosa, 94 km south of Guatemala City, GuatemalaInfoDec 14, 1935 10:05 pm (Universal Time)7.335 km272 km (169 mi) to the NW 4.1 km southwest of Puerto Madero, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoJul 14, 1930 10:40 pm (Universal Time)6.815 km79 km (49 mi) to the NDepartamento de Santa Rosa, 74 km southeast of Guatemala City, GuatemalaInfoJan 24, 1929 08:36 pm (Universal Time)7.015 km69 km (43 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 190 km south of Guatemala City, GuatemalaInfoFeb 8, 1926 03:18 pm (Universal Time)7.120 km204 km (127 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 161 km south of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoSep 6, 1915 07:20 pm (El Salvador)7.90 km153 km (95 mi) to the NEDepartamento de Chalatenango, 40 km northeast of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoApr 18, 1902 08:23 pm (Guatemala)7.50 km100 km (62 mi) to the NW 10.8 km southeast of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoFeb 25, 1902 06:00 pm (El Salvador)7.00 km85 km (53 mi) to the EDepartamento de La Libertad, 40 km southwest of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoNov 9, 1900 04:10 pm (Universal Time)7.00 km56 km (35 mi) to the SE Near Coast of 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]