A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Puerto San José in Guatemala. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Unique identifier: us6000qlty. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qlty. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:56:45 / 5:56 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 22/06/25 / 2025-06-22 17:56:45 / June 22, 2025 @ 5:56 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -91.2579 West, latitude 13.5451 North, depth = 35 km.
Event epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (c. 62 100 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from La Gomera (c. 24 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Puerto San José (c. 18 700 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Tiquisate (c. 18 200 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Nueva Concepción (c. 11 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Masagua (c. 10 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Masagua, La Democracia (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 63 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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