Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 24 km depth7 Oct 08:07 UTC: First to report: INETER after 8 minutes.7 Oct 08:08: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 7, 2026 07:59:27 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 01:59 am (GMT -6)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.90Depth24 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.503°N / 90.618°WGuatemalaAlso near: El Salvador 63 km (39 mi) awaySeismic antipode13.503°S / 89.382°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoTecuamburro (76 km / 47 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 28.7°C (84 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SSEEstimated 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 energy10 minutes agoOct 7, 2026 07:59 GMT / Oct 7, 2026 01:59 am (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 13.503 / -90.618: Offshore GuatemalaSource: EMSCOther sources: INETER: 3.9 / 24 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23417638',13.50300,-90.61800,'10 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 Masagua, a town with 45,000 inhabitants in Guatemala, in 82 km (51 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several 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(*)RegionCountry49 km (30 mi)N of epicenterIztapa(pop: 4,020)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala51 km (32 mi)NW of epicenterPuerto San Jose(pop: 18,700)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Jose, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala67 km (42 mi)N of epicenterGuazacapan(pop: 18,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala69 km (43 mi)NE of epicenterPasaco(pop: 1,870)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala69 km (43 mi)N of epicenterChiquimulilla(pop: 12,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala80 km (50 mi)NW of epicenterLa Gomera(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala82 km (51 mi)N of epicenterMasagua(pop: 45,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala83 km (52 mi)NE of epicenterMoyuta(pop: 8,150)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala86 km (53 mi)E of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador88 km (55 mi)NW of epicenterLa Democracia(pop: 13,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala91 km (56 mi)N of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 156,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala93 km (57 mi)N of epicenterCuilapa(pop: 41,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala94 km (58 mi)N of epicenterBarberena(pop: 47,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala94 km (58 mi)NE of epicenterOratorio(pop: 10,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala96 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterAhuachapan(pop: 34,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador96 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterJalpatagua(pop: 28,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala100 km (62 mi)E of epicenterSonsonate(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador101 km (62 mi)N of epicenterPalin(pop: 65,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Palin, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala102 km (64 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Lucia Cotzumalguapa(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala108 km (67 mi)N of epicenterAmatitlan(pop: 71,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Amatitlan, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala109 km (68 mi)N of epicenterFraijanes(pop: 58,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala109 km (68 mi)N of epicenterVilla Canales(pop: 155,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala111 km (69 mi)N of epicenterPetapa(pop: 135,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala114 km (71 mi)N of epicenterVilla Nueva(pop: 618,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala115 km (71 mi)N of epicenterCiudad Vieja(pop: 33,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SacatepequezGuatemala117 km (73 mi)NE of epicenterJutiapa(pop: 145,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala118 km (73 mi)N of epicenterAntigua Guatemala(pop: 46,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de SacatepequezGuatemala118 km (73 mi)NW of epicenterPatulul(pop: 40,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala118 km (73 mi)N of epicenterSan Jose Pinula(pop: 79,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Jose Pinula, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterSanta Catarina Pinula(pop: 80,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala125 km (78 mi)N of epicenterMixco(pop: 465,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala127 km (79 mi)N of epicenterGuatemala City(pop: 994,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Guatemala, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala130 km (81 mi)N of epicenterChimaltenango(pop: 97,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChimaltenangoGuatemala134 km (83 mi)N of epicenterChinautla(pop: 105,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala135 km (84 mi)N of epicenterSan Juan Sacatepequez(pop: 136,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Juan Sacatepequez, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala138 km (86 mi)N of epicenterPatzun(pop: 58,200)II: Very weakMunicipio de Patzun, Departamento de ChimaltenangoGuatemala139 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterChicacao(pop: 60,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala143 km (89 mi)NE of epicenterJalapa(pop: 159,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de JalapaGuatemala149 km (93 mi)NW of epicenterMazatenango(pop: 77,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala162 km (101 mi)NW of epicenterRetalhuleu(pop: 90,500)I: Not feltDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemalaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-10-7EpicenterAgency3.924 km15 mi07:59:27OFFSHORE GUATEMALAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.924 km15 mi07:59:2749 Km al sur de Iztapa, 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 668 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: 0.36 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.8 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 74 quakes per year (or 6.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 356 quakes per year (or 29.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 636 quakes per year (or 53 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 661 quakes per year (or 55 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 earthquake