Latest today See all | Mag. 2.9 earthquake 9.6 km northeast of Zacapa - Zacapa, Guatemala - |
Strongest today | Mag. 3.7 North Pacific Ocean - Chiapas, Mexico - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 25, 07:01 am (Guatemala) | 2.9 3 km | 9.6 km northeast of Zacapa, Zacapa, Guatemala I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 25, 04:00 am (Mexico City) | 3.7 80 km | 92 km (57 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, 32 km southwest of Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 24, 08:24 pm (GMT -6) | 3.0 30 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 55 km southwest of San Jose, Escuintla, 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 1,000 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 637 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 196 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 11.7 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Guatemala occurred 4 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.9:
A light magnitude 2.9 earthquake hit 9.6 km (5.9 mi) away from Zacapa, Zacapa, Guatemala, in the morning of Thursday, Apr 25, 2024 at 7.01 am local time (America/Guatemala GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 3 km (1.9 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, Guatemala has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.7 and 1 quake of magnitude.
The strongest earthquake in Guatemala today had a magnitude of 3.7 and occurred 7 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.7 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Chiapas State, Mexico, in the early morning of Thursday, Apr 25, 2024 at 4.00 am local time (America/Mexico City GMT -6). The quake had a moderate depth of 80 km (49 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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