Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 167 km depth22 Aug 00:50 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 15 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 22, 2026 00:36:04 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Aug 21, 2026, at 06:36 pm (America/Merida GMT -6)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.20Depth167 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude16.814°N / 93.789°WCintalapa, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoSeismic antipode16.814°S / 86.211°EShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoEl Chichón (85 km / 53 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 25.7°C (78 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NNWEstimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy49 minutes agoAug 22, 2026 00:36 GMT / Aug 21, 2026 06:36 pm (Merida time)Lat / Lng: 16.814 / -93.789: Chiapas, MexicoSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.2 / 167 km, SSN: 4.2 / 167 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23302571',16.81400,-93.78900,'49 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, 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 Francisco I. Madero, a town with 1,400 inhabitants in Mexico, in 3.5 km (2.2 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Mexico, Mexico City, 635 km (394 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(*)RegionCountry3 km (2 mi)E of epicenterFrancisco I. Madero(pop: 1,440)II: Very weakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico10 km (6 mi)S of epicenterEmiliano Zapata(pop: 1,510)II: Very weakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico16 km (10 mi)SE of epicenterCintalapa de Figueroa(pop: 42,500)II: Very weakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico23 km (15 mi)S of epicenterLazaro Cardenas(pop: 3,000)II: Very weakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico28 km (17 mi)SE of epicenterVicente Guerrero(pop: 1,380)II: Very weakJiquipilas, Estado de ChiapasMexico35 km (22 mi)S of epicenterJose Maria Pino Suarez(pop: 2,090)II: Very weakJiquipilas, Estado de ChiapasMexico39 km (24 mi)SE of epicenterNueva Palestina(pop: 1,120)II: Very weakJiquipilas, Estado de ChiapasMexico40 km (25 mi)S of epicenterVillamorelos(pop: 1,680)II: Very weakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico45 km (28 mi)E of epicenterOcozocoautla de Espinosa(pop: 39,200)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico46 km (29 mi)NE of epicenterRaudales Malpaso(pop: 6,820)II: Very weakTecpatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico49 km (30 mi)SW of epicenterNueva Tenochtitlan (Rizo de Oro)(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakCintalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico49 km (30 mi)S of epicenterTierra y Libertad(pop: 2,600)II: Very weakJiquipilas, Estado de ChiapasMexico52 km (33 mi)E of epicenterLas Maravillas(pop: 1,340)II: Very weakBerriozabal, Estado de ChiapasMexico53 km (33 mi)SE of epicenterGuadalupe Victoria(pop: 1,880)II: Very weakOcozocoautla de Espinosa, Estado de ChiapasMexico54 km (34 mi)NE of epicenterLuis Espinoza(pop: 1,730)II: Very weakTecpatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico55 km (34 mi)E of epicenterBerriozabal(pop: 28,100)II: Very weakBerriozabal, Estado de ChiapasMexico55 km (34 mi)SE of epicenterCristobal Obregon(pop: 4,660)II: Very weakVillaflores, Estado de ChiapasMexico59 km (36 mi)SE of epicenterAgronomos Mexicanos(pop: 1,200)II: Very weakVillaflores, Estado de ChiapasMexico59 km (37 mi)E of epicenterLa Independencia (Las Pilas)(pop: 1,180)II: Very weakOcozocoautla de Espinosa, Estado de ChiapasMexico60 km (37 mi)SW of epicenterEl Espinal(pop: 7,620)II: Very weakEstado de OaxacaMexico62 km (38 mi)S of epicenterLazaro Cardenas(pop: 1,170)II: Very weakArriaga, Estado de ChiapasMexico62 km (39 mi)NE of epicenterTecpatan(pop: 4,530)II: Very weakTecpatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico62 km (39 mi)E of epicenterSan Fernando(pop: 9,650)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico65 km (41 mi)S of epicenterArriaga(pop: 24,400)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico65 km (41 mi)SE of epicenterDoctor Domingo Chanona(pop: 2,960)II: Very weakVillaflores, Estado de ChiapasMexico69 km (43 mi)NE of epicenterCopainala(pop: 6,550)II: Very weakCopainala, Estado de ChiapasMexico70 km (44 mi)SW of epicenterSanto Domingo Zanatepec(pop: 7,250)II: Very weakEstado de OaxacaMexico70 km (44 mi)SE of epicenterJesus Maria Garza(pop: 6,720)II: Very weakVillaflores, Estado de ChiapasMexico72 km (45 mi)E of epicenterTuxtla(pop: 604,100)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico73 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterChahuites(pop: 10,800)II: Very weakEstado de OaxacaMexico73 km (45 mi)SE of epicenterRoblada Grande(pop: 1,730)II: Very weakVillaflores, Estado de ChiapasMexico75 km (46 mi)E of epicenterChicoasen(pop: 3,340)II: Very weakChicoasen, Estado de ChiapasMexico75 km (47 mi)NE of epicenterSan Pablo Huacano(pop: 1,430)II: Very weakOcotepec, Estado de ChiapasMexico76 km (48 mi)E of epicenterSuchiapa(pop: 16,600)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico77 km (48 mi)S of epicenterEmiliano Zapata(pop: 3,350)II: Very weakArriaga, Estado de ChiapasMexico79 km (49 mi)S of epicenterIgnacio Ramirez(pop: 1,690)II: Very weakTonala, Estado de ChiapasMexico85 km (53 mi)SE of epicenterVillaflores(pop: 37,200)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico89 km (56 mi)SE of epicenterVilla Corzo(pop: 10,800)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico635 km (394 mi)NW of epicenterMexico City(pop: 12,294,200): Not feltCiudad de MexicoMexico2132 km (1325 mi)N of epicenterPrairie Grove(pop: 5,190): Not feltWashington County, ArkansasUnited StatesNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-08-22EpicenterAgency4.2167 km104 mi00:36:04CHIAPAS, MEXICOEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.2167 km104 mi00:36:04Chiapas, Mexico0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.2167 km104 mi00:36:0415 km al NOROESTE de CINTALAPA, 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 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 21, 2026 06:36 pm (Merida)49 minutes ago4.2167 km0 km - This quake16 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 1,100 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.22 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 131 quakes per year (or 10.9 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 667 quakes per year (or 56 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,000 quakes per year (or 2.8 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 11 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 2 weeks after a magnitude 4.2 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:41 am local time (America/Merida GMT -6) in 10.1 km (6 mi) distance to the northwest:Mag. 4.2 earthquake 26 km northwest of Cintalapa de Figueroa - Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - Aug 5, 2026 -The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.0. It had occurred 9 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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapAug 17, 08:57 am (Mexico City)4.0139 km24 km (15 mi) to the WEstado de Oaxaca, 37 km northwest of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Mexico I FELT ITInfoAug 16, 12:07 am (Mexico City)4.0?153 km56 km (35 mi) to the NWEstado de Veracruz-Llave, 71 km northwest of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Mexico (unconfirmed) I FELT ITInfoAug 14, 04:24 am (Mexico City)4.0121 km49 km (30 mi) to the WEstado de Oaxaca, 53 km west of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoAug 12, 09:58 am (Merida)4.0136 km32 km (20 mi) to the S 18 km south of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoAug 11, 02:23 am (Mexico City)4.0135 km35 km (22 mi) to the WEstado de Oaxaca, 45 km west of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoAug 5, 12:41 am (Merida)4.2153 km10.1 km (6.3 mi) to the NW 26 km northwest of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico I FELT ITInfoJul 17, 08:48 am (GMT -6)7.319 km262 km (163 mi) to the S 58 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico I FELT IT - 275 reportsInfoJul 15, 07:58 am (Mexico City)4.3129 km41 km (25 mi) to the SWEstado de Oaxaca, 42 km west of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 1 reportInfoJul 10, 05:04 am (Mexico City)4.2131 km98 km (61 mi) to the NW Oaxaca, Mexico 2 reportsInfoMay 18, 06:24 pm (Merida)4.5139 km27 km (17 mi) to the SW 30 km west of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoMay 11, 11:00 pm (Merida)4.2174 km34 km (21 mi) to the SE 44 km west of Tuxtla, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoAug 5, 2024 01:03 pm (Mexico City)5.5127 km30 km (18 mi) to the WEstado de Oaxaca, 37 km west of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 30 reportsInfoAug 9, 2023 03:33 am (Mexico City)5.8104 km82 km (51 mi) to the S 2.9 km southwest of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 140 reportsInfoJun 23, 2020 03:29 pm (Universal Time)7.110 km215 km (134 mi) to the W 62 km west of Salina Cruz, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico 469 reportsInfoJan 4, 2020 10:40 pm (Mexico City)5.984 km77 km (48 mi) to the SW 15 km east of San Francisco Ixhuatan, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico 189 reportsInfoAug 12, 2019 02:39 pm (Merida)5.497 km94 km (58 mi) to the S 88 km southwest of Tuxtla, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 39 reportsInfoJan 29, 2019 07:46 pm (Mexico City)5.3182 km86 km (53 mi) to the N 1.6 km south of José Maria Morelos y Pavon, Estado de Veracruz-Llave, Mexico 4 reportsInfoOct 1, 2018 04:43 pm (Mexico City)5.3151 km7.9 km (4.9 mi) to the N 23 km north of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 20 reportsInfoSep 7, 2017 10:49 pm (GMT -6)8.060 km201 km (125 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 87 km southwest of Topon, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 317 reportsInfoMay 24, 2017 07:07 pm (Mexico City)5.3149 km41 km (26 mi) to the NW Chiapas, Mexico 4 reportsInfoMay 20, 2017 11:58 am (Mexico City)5.6154 km42 km (26 mi) to the NEstado de Veracruz-Llave, 7.3 km north of La Esperanza, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico 10 reportsInfoAug 5, 2015 04:13 am (Mexico City)5.7109 km76 km (47 mi) to the S 14 km southwest of Villahermosa, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 5 reportsInfoApr 7, 2011 07:11 am (Mexico City)6.6166 km73 km (45 mi) to the NW 1.6 km southeast of Bajo Grande, Estado de Veracruz-Llave, MexicoInfoNov 1, 2010 05:16 pm (Merida)5.6167 km8.5 km (5.3 mi) to the S 1.8 km southwest of Guadalupe Victoria, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoJun 7, 2009 03:26 pm (Merida)5.4140 km92 km (57 mi) to the SE Chiapas, MexicoInfoFeb 12, 2008 06:50 am (Mexico City)6.583 km75 km (46 mi) to the SW 5.4 km east of Yerba Santa, Estado de Oaxaca, MexicoInfoJul 5, 2007 07:09 pm (Mexico City)6.1113 km56 km (35 mi) to the SW 16 km northwest of Arriaga, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoAug 28, 2001 12:17 pm (Merida)5.397 km66 km (41 mi) to the S 15 km north of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoJun 7, 1998 05:20 pm (Mexico City)6.387 km95 km (59 mi) to the S 15 km south of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoOct 20, 1995 09:38 pm (Mexico City)7.2159 km34 km (21 mi) to the E 13 km northwest of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoMar 12, 1994 05:46 pm (Mexico City)5.697 km52 km (32 mi) to the W 87 km northeast of Heroica Ciudad de Juchitan de Zaragoza, MexicoInfoSep 10, 1993 01:12 pm (Merida)7.234 km263 km (164 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 46 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 16, 1989 06:20 pm (Mexico City)6.1108 km37 km (23 mi) to the S 21 km south of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoJul 13, 1986 03:12 am (Merida)5.980 km85 km (53 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 16 km west of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoAug 31, 1984 01:46 pm (Merida)6.3119 km98 km (61 mi) to the SE 17 km south of Villaflores, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoAug 5, 1983 08:26 pm (Mexico City)5.787 km77 km (48 mi) to the S 14 km west of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoJun 22, 1979 01:30 am (Mexico City)6.3107 km90 km (56 mi) to the W 77 km northeast of Heroica Ciudad de Juchitan de Zaragoza, MexicoInfoAug 19, 1975 08:57 am (Mexico City)5.885 km75 km (47 mi) to the SW 6 km WNW of Los Corazones, MexicoInfoDec 24, 1970 02:00 am (Merida)5.9102 km101 km (63 mi) to the S 23 km southeast of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoApr 29, 1970 08:01 am (GMT -6)7.335 km283 km (176 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 60 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoFeb 3, 1968 09:40 am (Merida)5.5121 km36 km (22 mi) to the S 22 km south of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 17, 1967 01:56 am (Mexico City)5.545 km54 km (34 mi) to the NWEstado de Oaxaca, 70 km northwest of Cintalapa de Figueroa, MexicoInfoAug 23, 1965 01:46 pm (Mexico City)7.425 km236 km (147 mi) to the W 5.5 km south of Santa Maria Zapotitlan, Estado de Oaxaca, MexicoInfoNov 12, 1942 04:55 am (Universal Time)6.265 km60 km (37 mi) to the SW 7.6 km southwest of Ramon Escobar Balboa, Estado de Oaxaca, MexicoInfoJul 25, 1937 10:47 pm (Mexico City)7.20 km292 km (181 mi) to the NW 19 km northwest of Cosamaloapan, Estado de Veracruz-Llave, MexicoInfoDec 14, 1935 10:05 pm (Universal Time)7.335 km277 km (172 mi) to the SE 4.1 km southwest of Puerto Madero, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoDec 13, 1935 06:00 pm (Mexico City)6.00 km81 km (51 mi) to the SE 28 km south of Tuxtla, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoJan 15, 1931 01:50 am (Universal Time)7.635 km300 km (186 mi) to the W 33 km south of Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz, Estado de Oaxaca, MexicoInfoMar 22, 1928 04:17 am (Universal Time)7.415 km267 km (166 mi) to the W 9.2 km west of Merced del Potrero, Estado de Oaxaca, MexicoInfoMar 23, 1920 03:21 pm (Universal Time)6.115 km80 km (50 mi) to the S 26 km east of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoMar 29, 1914 06:41 pm (Mexico City)7.50 km169 km (105 mi) to the E 16 km southwest of Ocosingo, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 23, 1902 03:18 pm (Mexico City)7.80 km124 km (77 mi) to the SE 39 km southeast of Villaflores, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoMap 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]