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Earthquakes near Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa today

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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M4.2 75 km NNW, 4 days ago.

Was there an earthquake in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Escuintla, Guatemala and updates every few minutes.

Last 24 hours
0 M2.5+ within 100 km
Last 7 days
2 M2.5+ within 100 km
Last 30 days
5 M2.5+ within 100 km
Largest in 30 days
M4.6 40 km WNW, Oct 19, 2026
Largest in past year
M5.0 13 km SSW, Jul 30, 2026
Past year count
71 M2.5+ within 150 km
Nearest in 30 days
10 km M4.2, Oct 2, 2026

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Recent earthquakes near Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa

USGS recorded 5 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in the past 30 days, 2 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.2 75 km NNW of the city at Oct 22, 01:28 local time (4 days ago).

The average depth was about 104 km and 2 of 5 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.

Time (Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa)UTCMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocation
Oct 22, 01:28Oct 22, 07:28 UTCM4.275 km NNW177 km3 km WNW of Patzité, Guatemala
Oct 19, 08:47Oct 19, 14:47 UTCM4.640 km WNW110 km5 km E of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala
Oct 15, 15:29Oct 15, 21:29 UTCM4.4115 km WSW36 km52 km S of Champerico, Guatemala
Oct 15, 14:39Oct 15, 20:39 UTCM4.598 km WSW59 km44 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
Oct 8, 07:53Oct 8, 13:53 UTCM4.064 km SW61 km31 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala
Oct 2, 05:35Oct 2, 11:35 UTCM4.210 km NNE115 km9 km SSW of Yepocapa, Guatemala
Sep 27, 02:20Sep 27, 08:20 UTCM4.0149 km W67 km17 km SSE of Puerto Madero, Mexico

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Guatemala.

Largest earthquakes near Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in the past 12 months was M5.0 on Jul 30, 2026, 13 km SSW of the city (11 km W of La Democracia, Guatemala).

With 71 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 5.9 a month), the area around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa is active by global standards. 10 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

DateMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocation
Jul 30, 2026M5.013 km SSW91 km11 km W of La Democracia, Guatemala
Jul 23, 2026M5.0141 km WSW35 km60 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
Jun 22, 2026M4.9114 km S37 km67 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala
Mar 15, 2026M4.8144 km NW179 km1 km S of Ixtahuacán, Guatemala
Mar 9, 2026M4.833 km W104 km2 km SSW of Río Bravo, Guatemala
Dec 13, 2025M4.7128 km SSW10 km92 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala
Nov 20, 2025M4.7100 km SW40 km54 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
Nov 6, 2025M4.795 km WSW42 km29 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
Oct 19, 2026M4.640 km WNW110 km5 km E of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala
Sep 22, 2026M4.615 km S90 km11 km WSW of La Democracia, Guatemala

Was it felt in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa?

The largest nearby quake this month, M4.6 at 40 km, was probably felt in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 3 of these quakes: M4.6 on Oct 19, 2026 (2 reports, max intensity 2.2); M4.4 on Oct 15, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 2); 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 Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa 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 144 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).