A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Tiquisate in Guatemala on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/09/25 / 2025-09-19 21:37:13 / September 19, 2025 @ 9:37 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71.989 km (45 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -91.6176° West, 14.1788° North, depth 71.989 km. Id of earthquake: us6000rgdb. Event ids that are associated: us6000rgdb. The temblor was detected at 21:37:13 / 9:37 pm (local time epicenter).

Country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Quetzaltenango (c. 132 200 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Escuintla (c. 103 200 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Totonicapán (c. 69 700 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (c. 62 100 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from San Francisco El Alto (c. 54 500 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Coatepeque (c. 45 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Escuintla, Puerto San José, Patzicía (min 5000 pop).

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-seven 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.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 30 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala.

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