Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 17 km depth2 Jul 10:31 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.2 Jul 10:35: Now using data updates from INETERI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 2, 2026 10:27:55 UTC - Local time at epicenter2026-07-02 04:27:55Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.6Depth17 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.133°N / 90.376°WGuatemalaAlso near: El Salvador 75 km (47 mi) awaySeismic antipode13.133°S / 89.624°EShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt1 reportPrimary data sourceINETERNearest volcanoCoatepeque (12 km / 7 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 18.5°C (65 F), humidity: 99%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NNWEstimated seismic energy released5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.6 | about seismic energy8 minutes ago reported feltJul 2, 2026 10:27 GMT / 2026-07-02 04:27:55Lat / Lng: 13.133 / -90.376: 77 km Al Sur De Las Brisas, GuatemalaSource: INETERDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23153290',13.13300,-90.37600,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 4.6, 77 km Al Sur De Las Brisas, Guatemala',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 Sonsonate, a town with 59,000 inhabitants in El Salvador, in 96 km (60 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced 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, 168 km (105 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(*)RegionCountry78 km (49 mi)NE of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)III: WeakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador96 km (59 mi)N of epicenterPasaco(pop: 1,870)III: WeakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala96 km (60 mi)N of epicenterIztapa(pop: 4,020)III: WeakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala96 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterSonsonate(pop: 59,500)III: WeakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador98 km (61 mi)NE of epicenterSonzacate(pop: 15,400)III: WeakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador100 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterPuerto San Jose(pop: 18,700)III: WeakMunicipio de San Jose, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala102 km (63 mi)NE of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)III: WeakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador105 km (65 mi)N of epicenterGuazacapan(pop: 18,900)III: WeakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala105 km (65 mi)NE of epicenterAhuachapan(pop: 34,100)III: WeakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador106 km (66 mi)N of epicenterChiquimulilla(pop: 12,800)III: WeakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterJalpatagua(pop: 28,800)III: WeakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala121 km (75 mi)E of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)III: WeakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador121 km (75 mi)NE of epicenterChalchuapa(pop: 32,300)III: WeakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador127 km (79 mi)N of epicenterCuilapa(pop: 41,400)III: WeakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala129 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterLa Gomera(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala129 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterMasagua(pop: 45,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala130 km (81 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Ana(pop: 176,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador131 km (81 mi)N of epicenterBarberena(pop: 47,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala133 km (83 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Tecla(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador135 km (84 mi)NE of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador137 km (85 mi)N of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 156,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala139 km (86 mi)N of epicenterJutiapa(pop: 145,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala142 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador142 km (89 mi)NE of epicenterQuezaltepeque(pop: 28,900)II: Very weakQuezaltepeque, Departamento de La LibertadEl Salvador143 km (89 mi)NE of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador144 km (89 mi)NE of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador144 km (90 mi)NE of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador145 km (90 mi)NE of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador146 km (90 mi)N of epicenterPalin(pop: 65,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Palin, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala146 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador148 km (92 mi)N of epicenterFraijanes(pop: 58,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala148 km (92 mi)NE of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador150 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador151 km (94 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Lucia Cotzumalguapa(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala151 km (94 mi)N of epicenterVilla Canales(pop: 155,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GuatemalaGuatemala152 km (94 mi)NE of epicenterAsuncion Mita(pop: 48,300)II: Very weakMunicipio de Asuncion Mita, Departamento de JutiapaGuatemala152 km (95 mi)N of epicenterAmatitlan(pop: 71,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Amatitlan, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala166 km (103 mi)NW of epicenterTiquisate(pop: 18,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala167 km (104 mi)NW of epicenterPatulul(pop: 40,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala168 km (105 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 quake (1)The first report about ground shaking reached us after only 4 minutes, before other agencies reported it. So far, we have received 1 report for this quake from El Salvador.It came from near Santa Ana, a city with more than 180,000 inhabitants in 130 km (81 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter, El Salvador.This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.Contribute:Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.Flag as inappropriate.Mark as helpful or interesting.Send your own user report!Translate129.3 km NE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : shaked List of cities/places with most reportsPlaceDistance from epicenterAverage reported Shaking IntensityNr. of reportsSanta Ana, Departamento de Santa Ana, El Salvador(Pop.: 176,661)130 km (81 mi)NE of epicenterIII: Weak shaking1Note: Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for statistics.What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)III: Weak shaking1129–129 km (80–80 mi)129 km (80 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.Get the Android appI didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.Compare 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 GMT2026-07-2EpicenterAgency4.617 km10.6 mi10:27:5577 Km al sur de Las Brisas, GuatemalaINETERAftershocks 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 4 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)2026-07-02 04:27:558 minutes ago4.617 km0 km - This quake77 km Al Sur De Las Brisas, GuatemalaMain 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 621 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.27 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.8 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 69 quakes per year (or 5.8 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 360 quakes per year (or 30 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 612 quakes per year (or 51 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 616 quakes per year (or 51 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake