A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Champerico in Guatemala on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rfkv. Unique identifier: us6000rfkv. Exact location of event, depth 21.584 km, -92.1134° West, 13.7168° North. Global time and date of event 08/10/25 / 2025-10-08 10:16:19 / October 8, 2025 @ 10:16 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 10:16:19 / 10:16 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.584 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Nearby country/countries, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 102 km (64 miles) from Retalhuleu (c. 36 700 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Tiquisate (c. 18 200 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Nueva Concepción (c. 11 100 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Ocós (c. 9 500 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Champerico (c. 7 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nueva Concepción, Tiquisate, Retalhuleu.

Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 67 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala.

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