An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred just 19 minutes ago, 26 km southwest of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake struck at a moderately shallow depth of 45. km beneath the epicenter near Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Municipio de Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala, early Tuesday morning, September 22nd, 2026, at 5:43 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which also listed it as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Nueva Concepcion (pop. 11,100), located 12 km from the epicenter, La Gomera (pop. 24,000), 18 km away, Tiquisate (pop. 18,200), 23 km away, Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa (pop. 112,800), 26 km away, Patulul (pop. 40,700), 29 km away, Masagua (pop. 45,300), 37 km away, Chicacao (pop. 60,700), 44 km away, Escuintla (pop. 156,300), 46 km away, Villa Nueva (pop. 618,400), 77 km away, and Guatemala City (pop. 994,900), 90 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 22, 2026 05:43 am (GMT -6) local time (22 Sep 2026 11:43 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7Hypocenter depth: 45.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 14.17°N / 91.19°W (Municipio de Tecpan Guatemala, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala)Primary data source: EMSC