Natural Disasters in Guatemala

126 significant events · page 2/3

Significant natural disasters recorded within Guatemala, sorted by magnitude and impact. Location is determined from coordinates against modern national borders; each event has its own page with date, source and nearby events.

  1. 61.2023 CEEarthquake — 8 km SE of Canillá, Guatemala (Mww 6.4)
  2. 62.2013 CEEarthquake — 7 km ESE of Ignacio López Rayón, Mexico (Mww 6.4)
  3. 63.1980 CEEarthquake — 19 km NNE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala (Ms 6.4)
  4. 64.1918 CEEarthquake — 10 km WNW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador (Mw 6.4)
  5. 65.1918 CEEarthquake — 1 km ESE of Morazán, Guatemala (Mw 6.4)
  6. 66.1955 CEEarthquake — 23 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala (Mw 6.38)
  7. 67.1942 CEEarthquake — 35 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala (Mw 6.37)
  8. 68.1934 CEEarthquake — 5 km W of San Agustín, Honduras (Mw 6.31)
  9. 69.2009 CEEarthquake — 5 km S of San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala (Mwc 6.3)
  10. 70.2000 CEEarthquake — 3 km ESE of Plan de Ayala, Mexico (Mwc 6.3)
  11. 71.1999 CEEarthquake — 6 km ESE of Puerto San José, Guatemala (Mwb 6.3)
  12. 72.1998 CEEarthquake — 28 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala (Mwc 6.3)
  13. 73.1902 CEEarthquake — Guatemala, San Martin, Quezaltenango (Ms 6.3)
  14. 74.1902 CEEarthquake — Near Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (Ms 6.3)
  15. 75.1948 CEEarthquake — 13 km SE of Río Bravo, Guatemala (Mw 6.25)
  16. 76.1918 CEEarthquake — 11 km ESE of El Chol, Guatemala (Mw 6.23)
  17. 77.1929 CEEarthquake — 5 km ESE of Iztapa, Guatemala (Mw 6.22)
  18. 78.1991 CEEarthquake — Guatemala, Guatemala City, Pachuta, Solola (Ms 6.2)· 25 deaths
  19. 79.2022 CEEarthquake — Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, Quezaltenango (Mw 6.2)· 3 deaths
  20. 80.2024 CEEarthquake — 6 km E of Jalapa, Guatemala (Mww 6.2)
  21. 81.2022 CEEarthquake — 12 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala (Mww 6.2)
  22. 82.2013 CEEarthquake — 3 km NW of Fraijanes, Guatemala (Mww 6.2)
  23. 83.1991 CEEarthquake — 4 km SE of Patzún, Guatemala (Mw 6.2)
  24. 84.1950 CEEarthquake — 26 km ESE of Champerico, Guatemala (Mw 6.2)
  25. 85.1919 CEEarthquake — 8 km WNW of Jujutla, El Salvador (Mw 6.19)
  26. 86.1966 CEEarthquake — 14 km WSW of Retalhuleu, Guatemala (Mw 6.17)
  27. 87.1930 CEEarthquake — 6 km W of Santa María Ixhuatán, Guatemala (Mw 6.16)
  28. 88.1927 CEEarthquake — 7 km NW of Jacaltenango, Guatemala (Mw 6.16)
  29. 89.2024 CEEarthquake — 15 km W of Taxisco, Guatemala (Mww 6.1)
  30. 90.2014 CEEarthquake — 61 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala (Mww 6.1)
  31. 91.2008 CEEarthquake — Guatemala (Mw 6.1)
  32. 92.2008 CEEarthquake — 42 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala (Mwc 6.1)
  33. 93.2005 CEEarthquake — 10 km NE of San Bartolo, Guatemala (Mwb 6.1)
  34. 94.1999 CEEarthquake — 9 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala (Mwb 6.1)
  35. 95.1998 CEEarthquake — 9 km SSW of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala (Mwc 6.1)
  36. 96.1997 CEEarthquake — 28 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala (Mwc 6.1)
  37. 97.1974 CEEarthquake — 20 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala (Ms 6.1)
  38. 98.1954 CEEarthquake — 7 km S of Guazacapán, Guatemala (Mw 6.09)
  39. 99.1948 CEEarthquake — 7 km S of Santa Bárbara, Guatemala (Mw 6.07)
  40. 100.1942 CEEarthquake — 12 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala (Mw 6.07)
  41. 101.1972 CEEarthquake — 8 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala (Mw 6.06)
  42. 102.1945 CEEarthquake — 5 km W of Joconal, Honduras (Mw 6.04)
  43. 103.1925 CEEarthquake — 4 km S of Santo Domingo de las Palmas, Mexico (Mw 6.04)
  44. 104.1969 CEEarthquake — 9 km NE of La Gomera, Guatemala (Mw 6.01)
  45. 105.1902 CEVolcanic Eruption — Santa Maria, Guatemala (VEI 6)· 10,000 deaths
  46. 106.1917 CEEarthquake — Guatemala, Guatemala City (Ms 6)· 2,650 deaths
  47. 107.1988 CEEarthquake — Guatemala, S Palin, San Vicente Pacaya (Ms 6)· 5 deaths
  48. 108.2006 CEEarthquake — 19 km WSW of La Gomera, Guatemala (Mwc 6)
  49. 109.2003 CEEarthquake — 5 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala (Mwc 6)
  50. 110.2002 CEEarthquake — 40 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala (Mwc 6)
  51. 111.1997 CEEarthquake — 33 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala (Mwc 6)
  52. 112.1994 CEEarthquake — 3 km E of Pajapita, Guatemala (Mw 6)
  53. 113.1993 CEEarthquake — 27 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala (Mw 6)
  54. 114.1974 CEVolcanic Eruption — Fuego, Guatemala (VEI 4)
  55. 115.1932 CEVolcanic Eruption — Fuego, Guatemala (VEI 4)
  56. 116.1717 CEVolcanic Eruption — Fuego, Guatemala (VEI 4)
  57. 117.1581 CEVolcanic Eruption — Fuego, Guatemala (VEI 4)
  58. 118.1929 CEVolcanic Eruption — Santa Maria, Guatemala (VEI 3)· 200 deaths
  59. 119.2018 CEVolcanic Eruption — Fuego, Guatemala (VEI 2)· 201 deaths
  60. 120.1976 CETsunami — Guatemala· 23,000 deaths