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M2.8 Earthquake near GUATEMALA (Guatemala)

UTC time: 2025-09-21 20:41:13 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near GUATEMALA (Guatemala) on September 21, 2025 at 20:41 UTC. At around 169 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Guatemala: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 3 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

ID
345f7c93b419651ecdc29679ac8c29563711350d
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
169.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-21 20:41:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Guatemala
City
Chimaltenango
Source
emsc
Coordinates
14.49000, -90.93000
Temperature
25.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 169 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 169 km
Intermediate
169 km
169 km — deeper than the regional average (32.2 km)
Regional average: 32.2 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Fuego Activity reported
    Distance: 6 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'799 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Guatemala
  • Acatenango
    Distance: 6 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'976 m ·Last eruption: 1972 ·Guatemala
  • Agua
    Distance: 20 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'760 m ·Guatemala
  • Atitlan
    Distance: 29 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'535 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Guatemala
  • Toliman
    Distance: 31 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'158 m ·Guatemala
  • Pacaya
    Distance: 37 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'569 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Guatemala

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • La Aurora International AirportGuatemala · GUA · MGGT
    44.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Guatemala

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 296 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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