Strong mag. 5.6 earthquake - Mexico: 104 km Al Oeste De El Gancho México on 2026-07-17 22:28:48

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The quake had a very shallow depth of 2 km (1.2 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Mexico | Quakes in Guatemala | Estado de Chiapas | Departamento de San Marcos | Departamento de QuetzaltenangoHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 2 km depth18 Jul 04:35 UTC: First to report: INETER after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 18, 2026 04:28:48 UTC - Local time at epicenter2026-07-17 22:28:48Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.6Depth2 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude14.426°N / 93.209°WMexicoAlso near: Guatemala 105 km (65 mi) awaySeismic antipode14.426°S / 86.791°EShaking intensityVII Very strong shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceINETERNearest volcanoTacana (142 km / 88 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.6 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoJul 18, 2026 04:28 GMT / 2026-07-17 22:28:48Lat / Lng: 14.426 / -93.209: Mexico: 104 km Al Oeste De El Gancho MéxicoSource: INETERDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23194928',14.42600,-93.20900,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 5.6, Mexico: 104 km Al Oeste De El Gancho México',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+="&notFelt=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 Puerto Madero, a town with 9,600 inhabitants in Mexico, in 91 km (57 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. In the capital of  Mexico, Mexico City, 840 km (522 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry91 km (57 mi)E of epicenterPuerto Madero(pop: 9,560)IV: LightTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico95 km (59 mi)NE of epicenterMazatan(pop: 6,840)IV: LightMazatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico113 km (70 mi)NE of epicenterHuixtla(pop: 32,000)IV: LightEstado de ChiapasMexico115 km (72 mi)NE of epicenterTapachula(pop: 353,700)IV: LightEstado de ChiapasMexico117 km (73 mi)N of epicenterMapastepec(pop: 17,900)IV: LightEstado de ChiapasMexico129 km (80 mi)NE of epicenterCacahoatan(pop: 16,600)IV: LightCacahoatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico135 km (84 mi)NE of epicenterMalacatan(pop: 92,800)IV: LightDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala140 km (87 mi)N of epicenterPijijiapan(pop: 50,100)IV: LightEstado de ChiapasMexico147 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterMotozintla(pop: 23,800)IV: LightEstado de ChiapasMexico148 km (92 mi)E of epicenterCoatepeque(pop: 105,400)IV: LightDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala162 km (101 mi)E of epicenterColomba(pop: 47,500)III: WeakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala163 km (102 mi)E of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 47,100)III: WeakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala165 km (103 mi)E of epicenterRetalhuleu(pop: 90,500)III: WeakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala173 km (108 mi)NE of epicenterComitancillo(pop: 59,500)III: WeakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala178 km (111 mi)E of epicenterOstuncalco(pop: 51,800)III: WeakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala179 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterComalapa(pop: 18,700)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico184 km (114 mi)E of epicenterMazatenango(pop: 77,400)III: WeakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala187 km (116 mi)E of epicenterQuetzaltenango(pop: 180,700)III: WeakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala194 km (121 mi)N of epicenterTonala(pop: 35,300)III: WeakTonala, Estado de ChiapasMexico201 km (125 mi)N of epicenterVillaflores(pop: 37,200)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico206 km (128 mi)E of epicenterTotonicapan(pop: 104,000)III: WeakMunicipio de Totonicapan, Departamento de TotonicapanGuatemala212 km (132 mi)NE of epicenterHuehuetenango(pop: 79,400)III: WeakDepartamento de HuehuetenangoGuatemala215 km (133 mi)N of epicenterArriaga(pop: 24,400)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico224 km (139 mi)N of epicenterVenustiano Carranza(pop: 15,500)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico232 km (144 mi)NE of epicenterComitan(pop: 166,200)III: WeakComitan Municipality, Estado de ChiapasMexico233 km (145 mi)E of epicenterChichicastenango(pop: 141,600)III: WeakDepartamento del QuicheGuatemala234 km (145 mi)N of epicenterLas Rosas(pop: 18,800)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico245 km (152 mi)N of epicenterSuchiapa(pop: 16,600)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico248 km (154 mi)NE of epicenterLas Margaritas(pop: 20,800)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico248 km (154 mi)N of epicenterTeopisca(pop: 16,200)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico255 km (158 mi)N of epicenterChiapa de Corzo(pop: 45,100)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico257 km (160 mi)N of epicenterCintalapa de Figueroa(pop: 42,500)III: WeakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico259 km (161 mi)N of epicenterTuxtla(pop: 604,100)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico260 km (162 mi)N of epicenterOcozocoautla de Espinosa(pop: 39,200)III: WeakEstado de ChiapasMexico263 km (164 mi)N of epicenterSan Cristobal de las Casas(pop: 215,900)III: WeakSan Cristobal De Casas, Estado de ChiapasMexico264 km (164 mi)N of epicenterBerriozabal(pop: 28,100)III: WeakBerriozabal, Estado de ChiapasMexico288 km (179 mi)NW of epicenterSalina Cruz(pop: 84,400)III: WeakEstado de OaxacaMexico291 km (181 mi)E of epicenterGuatemala City(pop: 994,900)III: WeakMunicipio de Guatemala, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemala296 km (184 mi)NW of epicenterHeroica Ciudad de Juchitan de Zaragoza(pop: 88,300)III: WeakHeroica Ciudad de Juchitan de Zaragoza, Estado de OaxacaMexico840 km (522 mi)NW of epicenterMexico City(pop: 12,294,200)II: Very weakCiudad 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 GMT2026-07-18EpicenterAgency5.62 km1.2 mi04:28:48104 Km al oeste de El Gancho MéxicoINETER"; HTMLcontent += ""; mainMap.addToMap("station"+id, lat, lon, title,HTMLcontent); mainMap.map.panTo([lat,lon]); document.getElementById("map_canvas").scrollIntoView();}]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGUH/CU network) | Distance from quake: 641 km / 398 mi | Show on map | Station InfoSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-4.0 Hz. 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