Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 29 km depth19 Jul 03:31 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 13 minutes.19 Jul 03:31: Now using data updates from EMSC19 Jul 03:32: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.00 to 29.00 km (from 6.2 to 18 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 5.2 km (3.3 mi) towards SSW.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 19, 2025 03:18:21 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Jul 19, 2025, at 03:18 am (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude5.0Depth29 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude14.7493°N / 92.9781°WEstado de Chiapas, MexicoAlso near: Guatemala 80 km (50 mi) awaySeismic antipode14.7493°S / 87.0219°EShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoTacana (102 km / 63 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.0 | about seismic energy14 minutes agoJul 19, 2025 03:18 GMT / Jul 19, 2025 03:18 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 14.7493 / -92.9781: Offshore Chiapas, MexicoSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 4.9 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-21971771',14.74930,-92.97810,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, Offshore Chiapas, Mexico',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); 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 Tapachula, a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants in Mexico, in 79 km (49 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Mexico, Mexico City, 835 km (519 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(*)RegionCountry54 km (33 mi)E of epicenterAdolfo Ruiz Cortines(pop: 849)IV: LightMazatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico56 km (35 mi)NE of epicenterEl Arenal(pop: 1,160)IV: LightAcapetahua, Estado de ChiapasMexico59 km (36 mi)NE of epicenterFrancisco I. Madero(pop: 1,800)IV: LightHuixtla, Estado de ChiapasMexico60 km (37 mi)NE of epicenterPlan de Ayala(pop: 1,440)IV: LightHuehuetan, Estado de ChiapasMexico60 km (37 mi)E of epicenterPuerto Madero(pop: 9,560)IV: LightTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico67 km (42 mi)NE of epicenterVilla Comaltitlan(pop: 7,200)III: WeakVilla Comaltitlan, Estado de ChiapasMexico67 km (42 mi)E of epicenterAlvaro Obregon(pop: 5,720)III: WeakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico70 km (44 mi)NE of epicenterHuixtla(pop: 32,000)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico71 km (44 mi)NE of epicenterHuehuetan(pop: 7,760)III: WeakHuehuetan, Estado de ChiapasMexico72 km (44 mi)E of epicenterCongregacion Reforma(pop: 1,130)III: WeakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico72 km (45 mi)NE of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 9,570)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico74 km (46 mi)N of epicenterEl Consuelo Ulapa(pop: 1,940)III: WeakAcapetahua, Estado de ChiapasMexico77 km (48 mi)N of epicenterMapastepec(pop: 17,900)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico78 km (49 mi)NE of epicenterCanton Villaflor(pop: 1,050)III: WeakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico79 km (49 mi)E of epicenterTapachula(pop: 202,700)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico81 km (51 mi)NE of epicenterEl Triunfo(pop: 2,720)III: WeakEscuintla, Estado de ChiapasMexico85 km (53 mi)E of epicenterBrisas Barra de Suchiate(pop: 13,700)III: WeakSuchiate, Estado de ChiapasMexico86 km (54 mi)E of epicenterFrontera Hidalgo(pop: 3,520)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico87 km (54 mi)N of epicenterLas Brisas(pop: 1,720)III: WeakPijijiapan, Estado de ChiapasMexico87 km (54 mi)N of epicenterEl Palmarcito(pop: 1,140)III: WeakPijijiapan, Estado de ChiapasMexico89 km (55 mi)NE of epicenterBelisario Dominguez(pop: 2,010)III: WeakMotozintla, Estado de ChiapasMexico89 km (55 mi)E of epicenterCiudad Hidalgo(pop: 14,600)III: WeakSuchiate, Estado de ChiapasMexico89 km (56 mi)N of epicenterHermenegildo Galeana(pop: 1,160)III: WeakPijijiapan, Estado de ChiapasMexico91 km (56 mi)E of epicenterCiudad Tecun Uman(pop: 11,400)III: WeakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala92 km (57 mi)E of epicenterCacahoatan(pop: 16,600)III: WeakCacahoatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico93 km (58 mi)NE of epicenterEl Aguila(pop: 1,270)III: WeakCacahoatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico99 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterPavencul(pop: 1,040)III: WeakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico101 km (62 mi)E of epicenterMalacatan(pop: 92,800)III: WeakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala104 km (65 mi)NE of epicenterMotozintla(pop: 23,800)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico107 km (67 mi)N of epicenterPijijiapan(pop: 16,900)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico120 km (75 mi)E of epicenterCoatepeque(pop: 105,400)III: WeakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala130 km (80 mi)E of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 47,100)III: WeakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala133 km (83 mi)E of epicenterSan Pedro Sacatepequez(pop: 40,000)III: WeakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala134 km (83 mi)E of epicenterColomba(pop: 47,500)III: WeakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala135 km (84 mi)NE of epicenterComalapa(pop: 18,700)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico137 km (85 mi)E of epicenterComitancillo(pop: 59,500)III: WeakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala142 km (88 mi)E of epicenterRetalhuleu(pop: 90,500)III: WeakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala147 km (91 mi)E of epicenterOstuncalco(pop: 51,800)III: WeakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala224 km (139 mi)N of epicenterTuxtla(pop: 604,100)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico835 km (519 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!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 GMT2025-07-19EpicenterAgency5.029 km18 mi03:18:21.26OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICOEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.910 km6.2 mi(*)03:18:19.9Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico5.2 km (3.3 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.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 10 km2 (4 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 5 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jul 19, 2025 03:18 am (Universal Time)14 minutes ago5.029 km0 km - This quakeOffshore Chiapas, MexicoMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 659 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.27 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.1 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 222 quakes per year (or 18.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 649 quakes per year (or 54 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 653 quakes per year (or 54 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 23 to 27 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake