Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 18 km depth31 May 02:28 UTC: First to report: INETER after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 31, 2026 02:21:22 UTC - Local time at epicenter2026-05-30 20:21:22Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.3Depth18 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.923°N / 92.897°WGuatemalaAlso near: Mexico 99 km (62 mi) awaySeismic antipode13.923°S / 87.103°EShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceINETERNearest volcanoTacana (159 km / 99 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoMay 31, 2026 02:21 GMT / 2026-05-30 20:21:22Lat / Lng: 13.923 / -92.897: Guatemala: 99 km Al Suroeste De El Gancho MéxicoSource: INETERDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23050498',13.92300,-92.89700,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, Guatemala: 99 km Al Suroeste De El Gancho México',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 Brisas Barra de Suchiate, a town with 14,000 inhabitants in Mexico, in 100 km (62 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Guatemala, Guatemala City, 269 km (167 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry100 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterBrisas Barra de Suchiate(pop: 13,700)II: Very weakSuchiate, Estado de ChiapasMexico100 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterOcos(pop: 4,420)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala114 km (71 mi)E of epicenterChamperico(pop: 9,940)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala117 km (73 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Tecun Uman(pop: 11,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala129 km (80 mi)NE of epicenterPajapita(pop: 8,160)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala129 km (80 mi)NE of epicenterTapachula(pop: 353,700)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico137 km (85 mi)NE of epicenterFlores Costa Cuca(pop: 12,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala141 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterCoatepeque(pop: 105,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala142 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterMalacatan(pop: 92,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala143 km (89 mi)NE of epicenterCacahoatan(pop: 16,600)II: Very weakCacahoatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico143 km (89 mi)N of epicenterHuixtla(pop: 32,000)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico147 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterEl Asintal(pop: 17,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala147 km (92 mi)NE of epicenterEl Tumbador(pop: 8,860)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala148 km (92 mi)NE of epicenterSan Pablo(pop: 13,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala148 km (92 mi)NE of epicenterRetalhuleu(pop: 90,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala150 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterNuevo San Carlos(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala150 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterEl Quetzal(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala152 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterSan Sebastian(pop: 29,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala153 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterColomba(pop: 47,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala158 km (98 mi)NE of epicenterCuyotenango(pop: 10,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala160 km (100 mi)NE of epicenterSan Felipe(pop: 24,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala164 km (102 mi)NE of epicenterEl Palmar(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala165 km (102 mi)NE of epicenterMazatenango(pop: 77,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala166 km (103 mi)NE of epicenterSan Francisco Zapotitlan(pop: 22,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala166 km (103 mi)NE of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 47,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala169 km (105 mi)NE of epicenterSan Pedro Sacatepequez(pop: 40,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala172 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterSan Pablo Jocopilas(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala173 km (108 mi)NE of epicenterOstuncalco(pop: 51,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala174 km (108 mi)NE of epicenterSan Antonio Suchitepequez(pop: 13,700)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Antonio Suchitepequez, Departamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala178 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterLa Esperanza(pop: 16,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala179 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterComitancillo(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala180 km (112 mi)NE of epicenterZunil(pop: 14,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala180 km (112 mi)NE of epicenterQuetzaltenango(pop: 180,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala184 km (114 mi)NE of epicenterCantel(pop: 42,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala186 km (115 mi)NE of epicenterCabrican(pop: 23,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala187 km (116 mi)NE of epicenterSan Andres Xecul(pop: 15,100)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Andres Xecul, Departamento de TotonicapanGuatemala188 km (117 mi)NE of epicenterSalcaja(pop: 19,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala194 km (120 mi)NE of epicenterSan Francisco El Alto(pop: 57,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de TotonicapanGuatemala219 km (136 mi)NE of epicenterHuehuetenango(pop: 79,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de HuehuetenangoGuatemala269 km (167 mi)E of epicenterGuatemala City(pop: 994,900)I: Not feltMunicipio 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 GMT2026-05-31EpicenterAgency4.318 km11 mi02:21:2299 Km al suroeste de El Gancho MéxicoINETERAftershocks 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 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)2026-05-30 20:21:227 minutes ago4.318 km0 km - This quakeGuatemala: 99 km Al Suroeste De El Gancho MéxicoMain 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 399 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 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.32 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 174 quakes per year (or 14.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 392 quakes per year (or 32.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 394 quakes per year (or 32.8 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 earthquake