Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 21 km depth20 Jul 02:21 UTC: First to report: INETER after 6 minutes.20 Jul 02:35: Now using data updates from SSN20 Jul 02:36: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 20, 2025 02:14:58 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Jul 19, 2025, at 08:14 pm (GMT -6)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.5Depth20.7 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude14.176°N / 93.063°WMexicoAlso near: Guatemala 97 km (60 mi) awaySeismic antipode14.176°S / 86.937°EShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoTacana (151 km / 94 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 30.3°C (87 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NNWEstimated seismic energy released3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.5 | about seismic energy22 minutes agoJul 20, 2025 02:14 GMT / Jul 19, 2025 08:14 pm (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 14.176 / -93.063: Offshore Chiapas, MexicoSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.4 / 21 km, INETER: 4.6 / 1 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-21974663',14.17600,-93.06300,'22 minutes ago: Mag. 4.5, Offshore Chiapas, Mexico',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in MexicoNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Brisas Barra de Suchiate, a town with 14,000 inhabitants in Mexico, in 99 km (61 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Mexico, Mexico City, 871 km (541 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry92 km (57 mi)NE of epicenterPuerto Madero(pop: 9,560)III: WeakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico95 km (59 mi)NE of epicenterSan Jose el Hueyate (Barra de San Jose)(pop: 756)III: WeakMazatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico99 km (61 mi)NE of epicenterBrisas Barra de Suchiate(pop: 13,700)III: WeakSuchiate, Estado de ChiapasMexico101 km (63 mi)NE of epicenterMazatan(pop: 6,840)III: WeakMazatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico105 km (65 mi)NE of epicenterCongregacion Reforma(pop: 1,130)III: WeakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico110 km (68 mi)NE of epicenterPlan de Ayala(pop: 1,440)III: WeakHuehuetan, Estado de ChiapasMexico111 km (69 mi)NE of epicenterAlvaro Obregon(pop: 5,720)III: WeakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico113 km (70 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Hidalgo(pop: 14,600)II: Very weakSuchiate, Estado de ChiapasMexico114 km (71 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Tecun Uman(pop: 11,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala114 km (71 mi)NE of epicenterFrancisco I. Madero(pop: 1,800)II: Very weakHuixtla, Estado de ChiapasMexico117 km (72 mi)NE of epicenterFrontera Hidalgo(pop: 3,520)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico118 km (73 mi)N of epicenterEl Arenal(pop: 1,160)II: Very weakAcapetahua, Estado de ChiapasMexico119 km (74 mi)NE of epicenterTapachula(pop: 202,700)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico119 km (74 mi)NE of epicenterHuehuetan(pop: 7,760)II: Very weakHuehuetan, Estado de ChiapasMexico125 km (77 mi)E of epicenterChamperico(pop: 9,940)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala125 km (78 mi)NE of epicenterHuixtla(pop: 32,000)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico126 km (78 mi)NE of epicenterPajapita(pop: 8,160)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala127 km (79 mi)NE of epicenterVilla Comaltitlan(pop: 7,200)II: Very weakVilla Comaltitlan, Estado de ChiapasMexico129 km (80 mi)NE of epicenterCanton Villaflor(pop: 1,050)II: Very weakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico133 km (82 mi)NE of epicenterCacahoatan(pop: 16,600)II: Very weakCacahoatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico134 km (84 mi)N of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 9,570)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico136 km (84 mi)NE of epicenterMalacatan(pop: 92,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala138 km (86 mi)N of epicenterEl Consuelo Ulapa(pop: 1,940)II: Very weakAcapetahua, Estado de ChiapasMexico139 km (86 mi)E of epicenterFlores Costa Cuca(pop: 12,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala139 km (86 mi)NE of epicenterEl Aguila(pop: 1,270)II: Very weakCacahoatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico141 km (88 mi)N of epicenterMapastepec(pop: 17,900)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico142 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterSan Pablo(pop: 13,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala142 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterCoatepeque(pop: 105,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala142 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterEl Triunfo(pop: 2,720)II: Very weakEscuintla, Estado de ChiapasMexico144 km (89 mi)NE of epicenterEl Tumbador(pop: 8,860)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala145 km (90 mi)NE of epicenterUnion Juarez(pop: 2,640)II: Very weakUnion Juarez, Estado de ChiapasMexico145 km (90 mi)NE of epicenterBelisario Dominguez(pop: 2,010)II: Very weakMotozintla, Estado de ChiapasMexico148 km (92 mi)N of epicenterEl Palmarcito(pop: 1,140)II: Very weakPijijiapan, Estado de ChiapasMexico149 km (93 mi)N of epicenterLas Brisas(pop: 1,720)II: Very weakPijijiapan, Estado de ChiapasMexico149 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterEl Quetzal(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala159 km (99 mi)NE of epicenterMotozintla(pop: 23,800)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico162 km (101 mi)NE of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 47,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala165 km (103 mi)NE of epicenterSan Pedro Sacatepequez(pop: 40,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala174 km (108 mi)NE of epicenterComitancillo(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala871 km (541 mi)NW of epicenterMexico City(pop: 12,294,200): Not feltCiudad de MexicoMexicoNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-07-20EpicenterAgency4.521 km13 mi02:14:58OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICOEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.421 km13 mi02:14:58Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.61 km0.6 mi02:14:54102 Km al suroeste de El Gancho México7.7 km (4.8 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCINETER4.421 km13 mi02:14:58113 km al SUROESTE de CD HIDALGO, CHIS0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCSSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jul 19, 2025 08:14 pm (GMT -6)22 minutes ago4.521 km0 km - This quakeNorth Pacific Ocean, 119 km SW of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 23 hours after a magnitude 4.9 earthquake had hit on Friday, Jul 18, 2025, at 09:18 pm (GMT -6 local time) in 6.8 km (4.2 mi) distance to the east:Mag. 4.9 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.0. It had occurred 8 years ago earlier, on Thursday, Sep 7, 2017, at 10:49 pm (GMT -6 local time) in North Pacific Ocean, Mexico:Mag. 8.0 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - Sep 7, 2017 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapJul 18, 09:18 pm (GMT -6)4.910 km6.8 km (4.2 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 113 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico I FELT ITInfoJul 18, 07:29 pm (GMT -6)4.116 km23 km (14 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 141 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico I FELT ITInfoJul 18, 06:35 pm (GMT -6)4.110 km8.8 km (5.4 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 127 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico I FELT ITInfoJul 18, 05:27 pm (GMT -6)4.210 km21 km (13 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 138 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico I FELT ITInfoJul 18, 05:19 pm (GMT -6)4.910 km7 km (4.3 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 125 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico I FELT ITInfoMay 30, 05:31 pm (Merida)4.675 km74 km (46 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 45 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoFeb 16, 08:47 pm (Universal Time)4.910 km82 km (51 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 104 km southwest of Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoDec 13, 2024 02:52 am (GMT -6)4.615 km21 km (13 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 112 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 1 reportInfoMay 12, 2024 05:39 am (GMT -6)6.210 km41 km (25 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 87 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 312 reportsInfoNov 19, 2019 10:27 pm (GMT -6)6.210 km6.8 km (4.2 mi) to the SE Off Coast of Chiapas, Mexico 44 reportsInfoFeb 1, 2019 10:19 am (Mexico City)6.70 km86 km (54 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 33 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 7, 2017 10:49 pm (GMT -6)8.060 km122 km (76 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 87 km southwest of Topon, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 317 reportsInfoApr 27, 2016 06:51 am (GMT -6)5.928 km50 km (31 mi) to the N Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico 12 reportsInfoApr 25, 2016 01:07 am (GMT -6)5.933 km49 km (30 mi) to the NE Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico 7 reportsInfoMar 2, 2014 04:17 pm (GMT -6)6.018 km9.8 km (6.1 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 99 km southwest of Puerto Madero, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 1 reportInfoNov 7, 2012 10:35 am (GMT -6)7.424 km128 km (79 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 34 km south of Champerico, Guatemala 8 reportsInfoJul 29, 2012 06:22 am (GMT -6)5.918 km83 km (52 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 37 km south of Ocos, Departamento de San Marcos, GuatemalaInfoMay 1, 2012 04:43 pm (GMT -6)6.014 km29 km (18 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 91 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoJan 21, 2012 12:47 pm (GMT -6)6.245 km78 km (48 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 65 km southwest of Huixtla, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoOct 16, 2008 01:43 pm (GMT -6)5.823 km56 km (35 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 99 km west of Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoOct 16, 2008 01:41 pm (Merida)6.724 km80 km (50 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 55 km south of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoOct 20, 1995 09:38 pm (Mexico City)7.2159 km299 km (186 mi) to the N 13 km northwest of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 19, 1993 08:10 am (GMT -6)6.418 km35 km (22 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 130 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 10, 1993 01:12 pm (Merida)7.234 km75 km (47 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 47 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 10, 1993 12:58 pm (GMT -6)6.063 km42 km (26 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 77 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 3, 1993 06:35 am (GMT -6)6.827 km54 km (34 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 65 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoMay 30, 1992 10:30 am (GMT -6)6.355 km33 km (20 mi) to the NE offshore Chiapas, MexicoInfoDec 1, 1983 09:09 pm (Guatemala)7.067 km123 km (77 mi) to the E offshore GuatemalaInfoApr 30, 1970 06:51 am (GMT -6)6.035 km37 km (23 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 136 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoApr 30, 1970 02:33 am (GMT -6)6.635 km46 km (29 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 114 km west of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoApr 29, 1970 08:01 am (GMT -6)7.335 km58 km (36 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 60 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoApr 29, 1970 05:22 am (GMT -6)6.535 km36 km (22 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 83 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoApr 28, 1959 05:09 am (Merida)6.525 km91 km (57 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 40 km south of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoJan 24, 1959 01:42 pm (GMT -6)6.035 km45 km (28 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 79 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoMar 21, 1957 02:44 am (GMT -6)5.925 km22 km (14 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 99 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoOct 23, 1950 04:13 pm (Universal Time)7.165 km124 km (77 mi) to the E 2 km north of Champerico, Departamento de Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoJun 28, 1944 07:58 am (Universal Time)7.025 km21 km (13 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 98 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoJun 15, 1943 06:21 pm (Universal Time)6.325 km12 km (7.7 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 109 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoAug 6, 1942 11:37 pm (Universal Time)7.735 km208 km (129 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 63 km southwest of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoDec 29, 1936 07:59 am (GMT -6)6.415 km83 km (52 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 269 km southwest of Guatemala City, GuatemalaInfoDec 21, 1935 11:51 am (Universal Time)6.035 km17 km (10.8 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 102 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoDec 14, 1935 10:05 pm (Universal Time)7.335 km88 km (55 mi) to the NE Chiapas, MexicoInfoFeb 13, 1929 10:13 pm (Universal Time)6.030 km81 km (51 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 39 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoDec 9, 1912 08:32 am (Universal Time)6.950 km61 km (38 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 59 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 23, 1902 03:18 pm (Mexico City)7.80 km203 km (126 mi) to the N 39 km southeast of Villaflores, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoApr 18, 1902 08:23 pm (Guatemala)7.50 km223 km (139 mi) to the E 10.8 km southeast of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]