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M4.1 Earthquake near GUATEMALA (Guatemala)

UTC time: 2025-08-19 08:05:38 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 19, 2025 at 08:05 UTC, a magnitude M4.1 earthquake occurred near GUATEMALA (Guatemala). At around 163 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Guatemala: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

ID
b2e64d17de521690295cf81ec3bc31b4ae5965ad
Magnitude
M4.1
Depth
163.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-19 08:05:38 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Guatemala
City
Chimaltenango
Source
emsc
Coordinates
14.46000, -90.89000
Temperature
20.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 163 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 163 km
Intermediate
163 km
163 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: 2 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'799 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Guatemala
  • Acatenango
    Distance: 5 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'976 m ·Last eruption: 1972 ·Guatemala
  • Agua
    Distance: 16 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'760 m ·Guatemala
  • Pacaya
    Distance: 32 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'569 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Guatemala
  • Atitlan
    Distance: 35 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'535 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Guatemala
  • Toliman
    Distance: 36 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'158 m ·Guatemala

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • La Aurora International AirportGuatemala · GUA · MGGT
    41.3 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 ≥ 3.0 · 191 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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