Earthquakes in Guatemala — August 2025

15 earthquakes were recorded in Guatemala during August 2025, an average of 0.5 per day.

15 reached magnitude 4 or above and 3 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 37 km.

The month's largest event in Guatemala was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Champerico, Guatemala on 09 August 2025 at 20:40 UTC. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake radiates roughly 10,676 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Guatemala monthly average of 5 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and down from the 23 recorded the previous month.

80% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 20% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

By band, the catalogue holds 12 in the magnitude 4 range, 3 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 10 August, when 4 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.9 near Champerico, Guatemala on 09 August at 9 km; M5.4 near Puerto San José, Guatemala on 17 August at 10 km; M5.0 near Puerto San José, Guatemala on 26 August at 35 km.

That is 200% above the 5 events Guatemala averages per month across the 21 months on record.

This month also holds the strongest earthquake recorded in Guatemala in our entire catalogue.