Latest today See all | Mag. 1.7 earthquake 18 km west of Santa Rosa de Copan - Copan, Honduras - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.1 North Pacific Ocean - 248 km southwest of Guatemala, Guatemala - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 23, 12:20 pm (Tegucigalpa) | 1.7 9 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the SE | 17 Km al oeste de Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras | Info | |
May 23, 10:49 am (El Salvador) | 2.1 11 km | 47 km (29 mi) to the SE | La Libertad, 26 km west of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador | Info | |
May 23, 04:49 am (El Salvador) | 2.4 31 km | 48 km (30 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 45 km southwest of Sonsonate, Sonsonate, El Salvador | Info | |
May 23, 03:21 am (GMT -6) | 2.5 46 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala | Info | |
May 22, 10:26 pm (GMT -6) | 2.4 23 km | 52 km (32 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 33 km south of Acajutla, Sonsonate, El Salvador | Info | |
May 22, 09:28 pm (El Salvador) | 1.5 13 km | 48 km (30 mi) to the SE | 15 Km al noroeste de Santa Tecla, El Salvador | Info | |
May 22, 09:20 pm (El Salvador) | 1.5 20 km | 49 km (30 mi) to the SE | 1 Km al norte de Ilopango, El Salvador | Info | |
May 22, 08:52 pm (GMT -6) | 4.1 5 km | 133 km (83 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 248 km southwest of Guatemala, Guatemala I FELT IT | Info | |
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 GMT (11 quakes) | |||||
May 22, 03:33 pm (GMT -6) | 2.6 16 km | 49 km (30 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 69 km southwest of Sonsonate, Sonsonate, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | |
May 22, 02:33 pm (GMT -6) | 3.8 20 km | 87 km (54 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 109 km southwest of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Mexico I FELT IT | Info | |
May 22, 02:04 pm (Guatemala) | 3.8 188 km | 52 km northwest of La Union, San Marcos, Guatemala I FELT IT | Info |
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Guatemala has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,100 quakes on average per year in Guatemala. Guatemala has had at least 10 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
On average, Guatemala has about 641 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 195 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 11.6 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Guatemala occurred 46 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 1.7:
A light magnitude 1.7 earthquake hit 17.7 km (11 mi) away from Santa Rosa de Copan, Copan, Honduras, around noon of Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 12.20 pm local time (America/Tegucigalpa GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 9 km (5.6 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 24 hours, Guatemala was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.1, 2 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 4 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 3 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Guatemala in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.1 and occurred 16 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Guatemala in the evening of Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 8.52 pm local time (GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5 km (3.1 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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