Latest today See all | Mag. 3.4 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Escuintla, Guatemala - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.2 North Pacific Ocean - Escuintla, Guatemala - |
Date and Time![]() | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Jun 17, 01:30 pm (Guatemala) | 3.4 49 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the SW | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 17, 11:37 am (GMT -6) | 3.7 2.3 km | 53 km (33 mi) to the W | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 17, 09:39 am (Guatemala) | 3.2 81 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 17, 04:33 am (Guatemala) | 4.1 30 km | 7 km (4.3 mi) to the SW | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 17, 04:13 am (Guatemala) | 2.6 2 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 17, 02:05 am (El Salvador) | 2.1 9 km | 2 km (1.2 mi) to the S | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 16, 11:57 pm (Merida) | 3.3 137 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the W | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 16, 11:52 pm (Guatemala) | 2.9 28 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the SW | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 16, 08:20 pm (El Salvador) | 3.1 7 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the S | ![]() | 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 645 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 17 hours ago and had a magnitude of 3.4:
A light magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Guatemala around noon of Monday, Jun 17, 2024 at 1.30 pm local time (America/Guatemala GMT -6). The quake had a shallow depth of 49 km (30 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, Guatemala was shaken by 0 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above and 2 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0.
The strongest earthquake in Guatemala in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.2 and occurred 1 day 17 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Guatemala around noon of Sunday, Jun 16, 2024 at 1.58 pm local time (America/Guatemala GMT -6). The quake had a shallow depth of 43 km (27 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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