International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584447
Event time 2026-02-28 03:47:18 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 09:47:18 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 03:50:11 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.5
Depth 5 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 Escuintla
Nearest settlement San Vicente Pacaya
Distance 3 km
Course SSE
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Puerto Quetzal (55,86 km), Puerto Quetzal (55,86 km)
Nearest airports
La Aurora Airport (23,60 km), La Aurora Airport (23,60 km), El Naranjo Airport (37,88 km), El Naranjo Airport (37,88 km), San José Airport (55,35 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Pacaya volcano (2,23 km), Agua volcano (15,65 km), Pueblo Nuevo Vi?as volcano (24,51 km), Cuilapa-Barbarena volcano (24,64 km), Barahona volcano (24,72 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.