M5.5 earthquake 40 km S of Puerto San José, Escuintla, Guatemala
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 40 km S of Puerto San José, Escuintla, Guatemala at 08:54 local time (14:54 UTC) on 10 Nov 2026, at a depth of 60 km, according to USGS, GFZ and INGV.
Reported by 3 agencies · 20 reports to USGS “Did You Feel It?”
Data: USGS, GFZ, INGV · updated 2026-11-11 17:32 UTC · reviewed
- Magnitude
- 5.5moderate
moment magnitude (W phase) (mww) - Depth
- 59.7 km
- Status
- Reviewed
- Origin time
- 2026-11-10 14:54:19 UTC
- Local: 10 Nov 2026, 08:54:19 (America/Guatemala)
- Epicentre
- 13.562° N, 90.853° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto San JoséEscuintla, Guatemala · pop. 18,655 | 40 km | IVLight |
| La GomeraEscuintla, Guatemala · pop. 24,001 | 61 km | IVLight |
| MasaguaEscuintla, Guatemala · pop. 45,323 | 71 km | IVLight |
| EscuintlaGuatemala · pop. 156,313 | 82 km | IVLight |
| Santa Lucía CotzumalguapaEscuintla, Guatemala · pop. 112,780 | 88 km | IIIWeak |
| Villa NuevaGuatemala, Guatemala · pop. 618,397 | 111 km | IIIWeak |
| MixcoGuatemala, Guatemala · pop. 465,773 | 122 km | IIIWeak |
| Guatemala CityGuatemala, Guatemala · pop. 994,938 | 125 km | IIIWeak |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 210 km.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS, which has been reviewed by an analyst.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFZGFZ via GEOFON, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | 5.6 Mwwas 5.4 | 27.9 km | 13.61° N, 90.77° W | −3.3 s | Automatic · 3 revisions |
| INGVSURVEY-INGV-A via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia | 5.7 Mwp | 71.1 km | 13.63° N, 90.78° W | +2.8 s | Automatic |
| USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey | 5.5 mwwwas 5.6 | 59.7 km | 13.56° N, 90.85° W | – | Reviewed · 1 revision |
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How big was it?
Felt by most people over a wide area. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre.
It released roughly the energy of 2.7 kt of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 60 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M5.5 releases about 32× the energy of M4.5, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 2.7 kt of TNT vs 85 t of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M4.5. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
1 later earthquake within 71 km; the largest was M4.8 2 days ago. 1 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M5.5
1 later earthquake nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.49 | 4.8 | 58 |
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
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Event id gfz2026wazy. First recorded here 10 Nov 2026, 15:03:42 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026wazy); INGV (ingv:47897962); USGS (usgs:us7000txb8). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.5 earthquake 40 km S of Puerto San José, Escuintla, Guatemala”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026wazy-m5-5-earthquake-40-km-s-of-puerto-san-jose-escuintla-guatemala, data from USGS, GFZ, INGV.
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