A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Minatitlán, Estado de Veracruz-Llave, Mexico, was reported only 22 minutes ago by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 26. km beneath the epicenter after midnight on Sunday, January 4th, 2026, at 12:59 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.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 Chacalapa (pop. 2,300) located 3 km from the epicenter, Cosoleacaque (pop. 22,500) 9 km away, Jaltipan de Morelos (pop. 32,800) 12 km away, Minatitlán (pop. 112,000) 15 km away, Fraccionamiento Ciudad Olmeca (pop. 16,100) 17 km away, Coatzacoalcos (pop. 310,700) 27 km away, Acayucan (pop. 50,900) 28 km away, and Nanchital de Lazaro Cardenas del Rio (pop. 25,300) 29 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: 2026-01-04 00:59:02 (Hora de México) local time (4 Jan 2026 06:59 GMT)Magnitude: 4.3Depth: 26.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 18.07°N / 94.68°W (Chinameca, Estado de Veracruz-Llave, Mexico)Primary data source: SSN