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Earthquakes near Cobán today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Cobán in the last 24 hours None in the past 30 days either.
Was there an earthquake in Cobán just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- — none within 100 km
- Largest in past year
- M5.0 140 km E, Mar 18, 2026
- Past year count
- 12 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 108 km M4.2, Oct 22, 2026
Recent earthquakes near Cobán
No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located within 100 km of Cobán in the past 30 days. Between 100 and 150 km out there were 2, the closest M4.2 at 108 km WSW.
| Time (Cobán) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 01:28 | Oct 22, 07:28 UTC | M4.2 | 108 km WSW | 177 km | 3 km WNW of Patzité, Guatemala |
| Oct 2, 05:35 | Oct 2, 11:35 UTC | M4.2 | 140 km SSW | 120 km | 4 km N of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Guatemala.
Largest earthquakes near Cobán in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Cobán in the past 12 months was M5.0 on Mar 18, 2026, 140 km E of the city (12 km N of Los Amates, Guatemala).
With 12 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 1 a month), the area around Cobán is moderately active by global standards. 2 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2026 | M5.0 | 140 km E | 10 km | 12 km N of Los Amates, Guatemala |
| Mar 15, 2026 | M4.8 | 150 km W | 179 km | 1 km S of Ixtahuacán, Guatemala |
| Aug 25, 2026 | M4.3 | 140 km WSW | 135 km | 3 km SSW of San Carlos Sija, Guatemala |
| Dec 2, 2025 | M4.3 | 106 km SW | 169 km | 7 km WNW of Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala |
| Oct 22, 2026 | M4.2 | 108 km WSW | 177 km | 3 km WNW of Patzité, Guatemala |
| Oct 2, 2026 | M4.2 | 140 km SSW | 120 km | 4 km N of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala |
| Feb 4, 2026 | M4.2 | 127 km WSW | 188 km | 2 km N of San Francisco El Alto, Guatemala |
| Mar 18, 2026 | M4.1 | 144 km W | 204 km | 0 km NW of Colotenango, Guatemala |
| Mar 7, 2026 | M4.1 | 148 km S | 10 km | 5 km SSW of Santa María Ixhuatán, Guatemala |
| May 6, 2026 | M4.0 | 149 km WSW | 125 km | 7 km SW of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala |
Was it felt in Cobán?
USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 1 of these quakes: M4.2 on Oct 2, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 2).
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes near Cobán in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 145 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).