On Saturday Afternoon a Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Puerto San José (Guatemala).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on June 28th, 2025. Last updated July 19th, 2025.

In the early afternoon of Saturday June 28th, 2025, a significant M5.0 earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 29 kilometer from Puerto San José, Guatemala. Other countries near the epicenter include El Salvador, Mexico and Honduras.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the North Pacific Ocean, 27 kilometers (17 mi) off the coast of Guatemala, 29 kilometer south-southwest of Puerto San José in Escuintla. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 61 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Jun 28, 2025 01:35PM (Guatemala Time) - Jun 28, 2025 19:35 Universal Time.
Location:	29 km SSW of Puerto San José, Escuintla, Guatemala. Coordinates 13°40'47"N 90°55'0"W.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.0 Detected by 38 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.05 .
Depth:	61 km (38 mi) A quite shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Low tsunami risk Earthquakes under MAG-6.5 do not usually cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake struck within proximity of multiple countries. Guatemala , El Salvador , Mexico and Honduras are all within 300km distance of its epicenter.

Located 29 kilometer (18 mi) south-southwest of the epicenter of this earthquake, Puerto San José (Escuintla, Guatemala) is the nearest significant population center.

Multiple major population centers exist within 300km of the earthquake that struck today. Guatemala City is located 115 km to the north-northeast. Mixco is located 111 km to the north-northeast. Villa Nueva is located 101 km to the north-northeast.

The table below provides an overview of all places in proximity of today's earthquake.

Overview of nearby places

Shaking reported by 15 people in 2 countries

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 15 people have reported shaking in 13 places in 2 countries (El Salvador, Guatemala).We keep updating this article as more ground reports become available. You may report that you felt this earthquake here.

Places with most reports:

• Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala: 2 people.
• Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, El Salvador: 2 people.
• San Marcos, San Salvador, El Salvador: 1 person.
• Parramos, Chimaltenango, Guatemala: 1 person.
• San Andrés Itzapa, Chimaltenango, Guatemala: 1 person.
• La Gomera, Escuintla, Guatemala: 1 person.
• San José, Escuintla, Guatemala: 1 person.
• Fraijanes, Guatemala, Guatemala: 1 person.
• Mixco, Guatemala, Guatemala: 1 person.
• Villa Nueva, Guatemala, Guatemala: 1 person.

Aftershocks detected

This main shock was followed by 1 smaller aftershock. At a distance of 81 km (50 mi) east-southeast of this earthquake, an aftershock struck 11 hrs later. It measured a magnitude of 3.6

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Earthquakes can create aftershocks. These are generally at least 1 magnitude lower than any main shock, and as time passes the chance and strength of aftershocks decreases.

In only six percent of cases, significant earthquakes are followed by a larger main shock, making the current earthquake a foreshock. While the chance of this happening is not so large, it is adviced to maintain cautiousness in the hours and days following a major earthquake.

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since June 18th, 2025, when a 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit 263 km (163 mi) further east-southeast. An even stronger magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck on June 14th, 2017.

In total, 169 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 22 days.

Low tsunami risk

Based on early data it appears this earthquake was not strong enough (lower than MAG-6.5) to be likely to cause destructive tsunami's. However this earthquake appeared to have hit at a shallow depth under sea, so stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 19/07/25 22:08 (). As more information on this earthquake becomes available this article will be updated. This article is automatically composed based on data originating from multiple sources.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us7000q9e7
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20250628_0000208
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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