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Sat, 9 Aug 2025, 20:49 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Just 7 minutes ago, a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Retalhuleu, Municipio de Retalhuleu, Departamento de Retalhuleu, Guatemala. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Saturday, August 9th, 2025, at 2:41 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km below the surface.
The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 5.8.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Champerico (pop. 9,900) located 72 km from the epicenter, and Retalhuleu (pop. 90,500) 109 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Coatepeque (pop. 105,400) located 115 km from the epicenter, Mazatenango (pop. 77,400) 121 km away, and Malacatan (pop. 92,800) 131 km away.
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Aug 6, 12:07 pm (GMT -6)

4.2

5 km53 km (33 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean, 142 km southwest of Retalhuleu, Guatemala  I FELT IT InfoAug 3, 03:37 am (Guatemala)

4.0

63 km124 km (77 mi) to the NE 31 km south of Mazatenango, Departamento de Suchitepequez, Guatemala  I FELT IT – 1 reportInfoAug 1, 11:57 pm (GMT -6)

4.0

15 km27 km (17 mi) to the NE North Pacific Ocean, 76 km southwest of Champerico, Guatemala 2 reportsInfoJul 29, 03:49 am (GMT -6)

4.0

10.9 km51 km (32 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean, 150 km southwest of Retalhuleu, Guatemala InfoJul 29, 01:18 am (GMT -6)

4.5

61 km55 km (34 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean, 245 km west of Guatemala City, Guatemala InfoOct 25, 2024 08:46 am (GMT -6)

5.8

17 km68 km (42 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean, 149 km southwest of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 14 reportsInfoMay 12, 2024 05:39 am (GMT -6)

6.2

10 km87 km (54 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 87 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 312 reportsInfoNov 19, 2019 10:27 pm (GMT -6)

6.2

10 km96 km (59 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean, 98 km southwest of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico 44 reportsInfoSep 7, 2017 10:49 pm (GMT -6)

8.0

60 km224 km (139 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean, 87 km southwest of Topon, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 317 reportsInfoApr 15, 2016 08:11 am (GMT -6)

6.0

10 km19 km (12 mi) to the SE Off Coast of Chiapas, Mexico 9 reportsInfoSep 6, 2013 06:13 pm

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