Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake 47 km southeast of Cordoba, Mexico

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Just 19 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Cordoba, Córdoba, Estado de Veracruz-Llave, Mexico. The tremor was recorded after midnight on Sunday, May 3rd, 2026, at 12:35 am local time, at a shallow depth of 29.60 km below the surface.The event was filed by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, the first seismological agency to report it.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Acatlan de Perez Figueroa (pop. 6,000) located 4 km from the epicenter, Cosolapa (pop. 8,300) 8 km away, and Tierra Blanca (pop. 47,800) 31 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Cordoba (pop. 204,700) located 47 km from the epicenter, La Isla (pop. 24,600) 49 km away, Orizaba (pop. 123,200) 60 km away, Tuxtepec (pop. 159,500) 75 km away, and Veracruz (pop. 428,300) 84 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: May 3, 2026 12:35 am (Mexico City time) local time (3 May 2026 06:35 GMT)Magnitude: 4.3Depth: 29.60 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 18.58°N / 96.62°W (Acatlan de Perez Figueroa, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico)Primary data source: RaspberryShake