Light earthquake: M4.3 quake has struck near Nueva Concepción in Guatemala

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Earthquake location 14.1681S, -91.1971W A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Nueva Concepción in Guatemala on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -91.1971 West, latitude 14.1681 North, depth = 84.446 km. The temblor was detected at 05:58:54 / 5:58 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000r1u2. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r1u2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 84.446 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/08/25 / 2025-08-18 05:58:54 / August 18, 2025 @ 5:58 am UTC/GMT.

Epicenter of the event was 90 km (56 miles) from Guatemala City (c. 994 900 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Mixco (c. 473 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Villa Nueva (c. 406 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Petapa (c. 141 500 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from San Juan Sacatepéquez (c. 136 900 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Quetzaltenango (c. 132 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Coatepeque, San Miguel Sigüilá, San Raimundo.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 11 km ESE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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