International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1582715
Event time 2026-02-25 19:57:43 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 01:57:43 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-25 20:29:01 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.8
Depth 104 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Medium deep
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 Iztapa
Distance 21 km
Course SE
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 (29,06 km), Puerto Quetzal (29,06 km)
Nearest airports
Monterrico Airport (10,86 km), Monterrico Airport (10,86 km), San José Airport (33,46 km), San José Airport (33,46 km), El Naranjo Airport (42,93 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Tecuamburro volcano (40,26 km), Pueblo Nuevo Vi?as volcano (42,21 km), Ixhuatan volcano (47,30 km), Piedra Grande volcano (50,26 km), Moyuta volcano (53,90 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.