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4.7MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

7 km WNW of La Gomera, Guatemala

USGS

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of La Gomera, Guatemala on 22 Sept 2026, 11:43 UTC. The hypocentre was 88.8 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 3 times since the first report. 22 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
88.8 km

intermediate

Latitude
14.11°N

91.12°W longitude

Time
11:43 UTC

22 Sept 2026

Magnitude
M4.7

mb

EPICENTRE

View the official report

MAGNITUDE 4.7

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 350 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 169 tonnes of TNT.

88.8 KM DEEP

At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.

NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

22 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.6.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.7 earthquake — La Gomera, Guatemala · Quakewire