International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583103
Event time 2026-02-26 08:25:31 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 14:25:31 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 08:29:13 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.9
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 Totonicapán
Nearest settlement Santa Maria Chiquimula
Distance 4 km
Course SW
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Santa Cruz del Quiche Airport (21,49 km), Santa Cruz del Quiche Airport (21,49 km), Quezaltenango Airport (22,10 km), Quezaltenango Airport (22,10 km), Huehuetenango Airport (38,19 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Cuxliquel volcano (13,32 km), Almolonga volcano (28,90 km), Santa Maria volcano (34,58 km), Santo Tomas volcano (34,96 km), Siete Orejas volcano (35,22 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.