International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1521948
Event time 2025-12-07 21:18:23 (UTC)
Local time 2025-12-08 03:18:23 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-12-07 21:22:20 (UTC)
Magnitude 3
Depth 22 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Central-America
Country Guatemala
Administration area Escuintla
Nearest settlement Puerto San Jose
Distance 52 km
Course S
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name North Pacific Ocean



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Puerto Quetzal (51,09 km)
Nearest airports
San José Airport (52,81 km), Monterrico Airport (63,64 km), El Naranjo Airport (71,80 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.