International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1522252
Event time 2025-12-08 05:28:42 (UTC)
Local time 2025-12-08 11:28:42 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-12-08 05:36:21 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.5
Depth 39 km
Class Micro
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 Jutiapa
Nearest settlement Pasaco
Distance 50 km
Course SSW
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 (57,01 km), Acajutla Offshore Terminal (58,82 km), Acajutla (62,43 km)
Nearest airports
Monterrico Airport (36,86 km), El Zapote Airport (44,24 km), San José Airport (61,34 km), El Jocotillo Airport (71,83 km), El Naranjo Airport (73,96 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Moyuta volcano (60,94 km), Tecuamburro volcano (64,83 km), Ixhuatan volcano (66,75 km), Pueblo Nuevo Vi?as volcano (70,34 km)
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.