(Unconfirmed) Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 148 km depth31 Mar 02:23 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 32 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 31, 2026 01:51:25 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Mar 30, 2026, at 07:51 pm (GMT -6)Statusunconfirmed (automatic detection)Magnitude4.3Depth148 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude17.111°N / 94.16°WSanta Maria Chimalapa, Estado de Oaxaca, MexicoSeismic antipode17.111°S / 85.84°EShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Nearest volcanoEl Chichón (103 km / 64 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 21.7°C (71 F), humidity: 96%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from NNEEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy34 minutes agoMar 31, 2026 01:51 GMT / Mar 30, 2026 07:51 pm (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 17.111 / -94.16: Chiapas, MexicoSource: RaspberryShakeDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22858577',17.11100,-94.16000,'34 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, 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 Poblado 10, a town with 3,300 inhabitants in Mexico, in 36 km (22 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very 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, 585 km (363 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(*)RegionCountry4 km (2 mi)SE of epicenterSan Francisco la Paz(pop: 628)II: Very weakSanta Maria Chimalapa, Estado de OaxacaMexico12 km (7 mi)NW of epicenterLa Horqueta (Poblado Doce)(pop: 1,490)II: Very weakUxpanapa, Estado de Veracruz-LlaveMexico21 km (13 mi)NW of epicenterHelio Garcia Alfaro(pop: 1,630)II: Very weakUxpanapa, Estado de Veracruz-LlaveMexico23 km (14 mi)SE of epicenterCal y Mayor(pop: 543)II: Very weakSanta Maria Chimalapa, Estado de OaxacaMexico25 km (16 mi)E of epicenterLa Esperanza(pop: 725)II: Very weakSanta Maria Chimalapa, Estado de OaxacaMexico36 km (22 mi)NW of epicenterPoblado 10(pop: 3,320)II: Very weakUxpanapa, Estado de Veracruz-LlaveMexico41 km (25 mi)NE of epicenterFelipe Angeles(pop: 837)II: Very weakLas Choapas, Estado de Veracruz-LlaveMexico45 km (28 mi)NW of epicenterPoblado Cinco(pop: 1,330)II: Very weakUxpanapa, Estado de Veracruz-LlaveMexico51 km (32 mi)NW of epicenterNinos Heroes(pop: 1,060)II: Very weakUxpanapa, Estado de Veracruz-LlaveMexico55 km (34 mi)SE of epicenterFrancisco I. Madero(pop: 1,440)II: Very weakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico57 km (35 mi)SE of epicenterEmiliano Zapata(pop: 1,510)II: Very weakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico59 km (37 mi)E of epicenterRaudales Malpaso(pop: 6,820)II: Very weakTecpatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico60 km (37 mi)SW of epicenterSanta Maria Chimalapa(pop: 2,540)II: Very weakSanta Maria Chimalapa, Estado de OaxacaMexico67 km (42 mi)SE of epicenterCintalapa de Figueroa(pop: 42,500)II: Very weakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico69 km (43 mi)SE of epicenterLazaro Cardenas(pop: 3,000)II: Very weakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico71 km (44 mi)S of epicenterNueva Tenochtitlan (Rizo de Oro)(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico73 km (45 mi)S of epicenterSanto Domingo Zanatepec(pop: 7,250)II: Very weakEstado de OaxacaMexico73 km (45 mi)NW of epicenterVicente Guerrero(pop: 1,200)II: Very weakHidalgotitlan, Estado de Veracruz-LlaveMexico74 km (46 mi)S of epicenterVillamorelos(pop: 1,680)II: Very weakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico76 km (47 mi)S of epicenterGeneral Pascual Fentes(pop: 1,080)II: Very weakSanto Domingo Zanatepec, Estado de OaxacaMexico77 km (48 mi)SW of epicenterSan Miguel Chimalapa(pop: 1,440)II: Very weakEstado de OaxacaMexico77 km (48 mi)W of epicenterCuauhtemoc(pop: 2,260)II: Very weakMatias Romero Avendano, Estado de OaxacaMexico78 km (48 mi)SW of epicenterNiltepec(pop: 3,290)II: Very weakEstado de OaxacaMexico79 km (49 mi)E of epicenterLuis Espinoza(pop: 1,730)II: Very weakTecpatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico79 km (49 mi)SE of epicenterVicente Guerrero(pop: 1,380)II: Very weakJiquipilas, Estado de ChiapasMexico81 km (50 mi)SE of epicenterJose Maria Pino Suarez(pop: 2,090)II: Very weakJiquipilas, Estado de ChiapasMexico82 km (51 mi)NE of epicenterPlan de Ayala(pop: 1,460)II: Very weakOstuacan, Estado de ChiapasMexico83 km (52 mi)N of epicenterFrancisco Rueda(pop: 1,500)II: Very weakHuimanguillo, Estado de TabascoMexico85 km (53 mi)S of epicenterReforma de Pineda(pop: 2,670)II: Very weakEstado de OaxacaMexico86 km (53 mi)S of epicenterTiltepec(pop: 2,010)II: Very weakJiquipilas, Estado de ChiapasMexico86 km (53 mi)SW of epicenterLazaro Cardenas(pop: 1,380)II: Very weakAsuncion Ixtaltepec, Estado de OaxacaMexico86 km (54 mi)NW of epicenterVenustiano Carranza (Pena Blanca)(pop: 1,100)II: Very weakTexistepec, Estado de Veracruz-LlaveMexico89 km (55 mi)SE of epicenterNueva Palestina(pop: 1,120)II: Very weakJiquipilas, Estado de ChiapasMexico90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterHidalgotitlan(pop: 3,980)II: Very weakHidalgotitlan, Estado de Veracruz-LlaveMexico92 km (57 mi)SW of epicenterLa Venta(pop: 2,160)II: Very weakHeroica Ciudad de Juchitan de Zaragoza, Estado de OaxacaMexico95 km (59 mi)NE of epicenterChontalpa(pop: 7,340)II: Very weakHuimanguillo, Estado de TabascoMexico96 km (60 mi)NW of epicenterSan Lorenzo Tenochtitlan(pop: 1,040)II: Very weakTexistepec, Estado de Veracruz-LlaveMexico101 km (63 mi)SW of epicenterUnion Hidalgo(pop: 13,700)II: Very weakUnion Hidalgo, Estado de OaxacaMexico273 km (169 mi)W of epicenterOaxaca(pop: 255,000)I: Not feltEstado de OaxacaMexico585 km (363 mi)NW of epicenterMexico City(pop: 12,294,200)I: 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!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-03-31EpicenterAgency4.3148 km92 mi01:51:25Chiapas, MexicoRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)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 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Mar 30, 2026 07:51 pm (GMT -6)34 minutes ago4.3148 km0 km - This quakeEstado de Oaxaca, 67 km NW of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,000 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.39 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 204 quakes per year (or 17 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 998 quakes per year (or 83 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,000 quakes per year (or 2.8 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake