Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 12 km depth18 Jun 05:07 UTC: First to report: INETER after 12 minutes.18 Jun 05:14: Now using data updates from SSN18 Jun 05:15: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 18, 2026 04:54:54 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Jun 17, 2026, at 10:54 pm (GMT -6)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.00Depth11.6 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude14.251°N / 93.302°WMexicoSeismic antipode14.251°S / 86.698°EShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoTacana (134 km / 83 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 29°C (84 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SSWEstimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy42 minutes agoJun 18, 2026 04:54 GMT / Jun 17, 2026 10:54 pm (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 14.251 / -93.302: Off Coast OF Chiapas, MexicoSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 12 km, INETER: 3.2 / 6 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23111719',14.25100,-93.30200,'42 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Off Coast OF 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 San Jose el Hueyate (Barra de San Jose), a town with 756 inhabitants in Mexico, in 104 km (65 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Mexico, Mexico City, 846 km (526 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(*)RegionCountry104 km (65 mi)NE of epicenterSan Jose el Hueyate (Barra de San Jose)(pop: 756)II: Very weakMazatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico108 km (67 mi)NE of epicenterPuerto Madero(pop: 9,560)II: Very weakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico114 km (71 mi)NE of epicenterMazatan(pop: 6,840)II: Very weakMazatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico120 km (75 mi)E of epicenterBrisas Barra de Suchiate(pop: 13,700)II: Very weakSuchiate, Estado de ChiapasMexico121 km (75 mi)NE of epicenterPlan de Ayala(pop: 1,440)II: Very weakHuehuetan, Estado de ChiapasMexico121 km (75 mi)NE of epicenterEl Arenal(pop: 1,160)II: Very weakAcapetahua, Estado de ChiapasMexico122 km (76 mi)NE of epicenterCongregacion Reforma(pop: 1,130)II: Very weakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico122 km (76 mi)NE of epicenterFrancisco I. Madero(pop: 1,800)II: Very weakHuixtla, Estado de ChiapasMexico124 km (77 mi)NE of epicenterAlvaro Obregon(pop: 5,720)II: Very weakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico131 km (81 mi)NE of epicenterHuehuetan(pop: 7,760)II: Very weakHuehuetan, Estado de ChiapasMexico132 km (82 mi)NE of epicenterVilla Comaltitlan(pop: 7,200)II: Very weakVilla Comaltitlan, Estado de ChiapasMexico133 km (82 mi)E of epicenterCiudad Hidalgo(pop: 14,600)II: Very weakSuchiate, Estado de ChiapasMexico134 km (83 mi)NE of epicenterTapachula(pop: 353,700)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico134 km (83 mi)NE of epicenterHuixtla(pop: 32,000)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico134 km (83 mi)E of epicenterCiudad Tecun Uman(pop: 11,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala135 km (84 mi)NE of epicenterFrontera Hidalgo(pop: 3,520)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico138 km (85 mi)NE of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 9,570)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico138 km (86 mi)NE of epicenterEl Consuelo Ulapa(pop: 1,940)II: Very weakAcapetahua, Estado de ChiapasMexico138 km (86 mi)N of epicenterMapastepec(pop: 17,900)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico139 km (86 mi)N of epicenterEl Palmarcito(pop: 1,140)II: Very weakPijijiapan, Estado de ChiapasMexico140 km (87 mi)NE of epicenterCanton Villaflor(pop: 1,050)II: Very weakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico142 km (88 mi)N of epicenterLas Brisas(pop: 1,720)II: Very weakPijijiapan, Estado de ChiapasMexico147 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterEl Triunfo(pop: 2,720)II: Very weakEscuintla, Estado de ChiapasMexico148 km (92 mi)NE of epicenterCacahoatan(pop: 16,600)II: Very weakCacahoatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico148 km (92 mi)N of epicenterHermenegildo Galeana(pop: 1,160)II: Very weakPijijiapan, Estado de ChiapasMexico150 km (93 mi)E of epicenterChamperico(pop: 9,940)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala152 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterEl Aguila(pop: 1,270)II: Very weakCacahoatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico153 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterMalacatan(pop: 92,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala153 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterBelisario Dominguez(pop: 2,010)II: Very weakMotozintla, Estado de ChiapasMexico159 km (99 mi)NE of epicenterSan Pablo(pop: 13,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala159 km (99 mi)NE of epicenterUnion Juarez(pop: 2,640)II: Very weakUnion Juarez, Estado de ChiapasMexico160 km (99 mi)N of epicenterPijijiapan(pop: 50,100)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico161 km (100 mi)E of epicenterFlores Costa Cuca(pop: 12,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala163 km (101 mi)E of epicenterCoatepeque(pop: 105,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala168 km (104 mi)NE of epicenterMotozintla(pop: 23,800)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico173 km (108 mi)NE of epicenterEl Porvenir de Velasco Suarez(pop: 1,440)II: Very weakEl Porvenir, Estado de ChiapasMexico179 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterSiltepec(pop: 3,400)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico200 km (124 mi)NE of epicenterComalapa(pop: 18,700)I: Not feltEstado de ChiapasMexico211 km (131 mi)NE of epicenterPaso Hondo(pop: 3,650)I: Not feltFrontera Comalapa, Estado de ChiapasMexico846 km (526 mi)NW of epicenterMexico City(pop: 12,294,200): 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 GMT2026-06-18EpicenterAgency4.012 km7.2 mi04:54:54OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICOEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.012 km7.2 mi04:54:54Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.26 km3.7 mi04:54:53100 Km al oeste de El Gancho México31 km (19 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCINETER4.012 km7.2 mi04:54:54133 km al SUROESTE de CD HIDALGO, 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 1 km2 (0 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)Jun 17, 2026 10:54 pm (GMT -6)42 minutes ago4.012 km0 km - This quakeNorth Pacific Ocean, 134 km SW of Tapachula, 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 528 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.17 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.8 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 212 quakes per year (or 17.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 523 quakes per year (or 44 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 524 quakes per year (or 44 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 3 hours after a magnitude 4.4 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Jun 17, 2026, at 07:44 pm (GMT -6 local time) in 24 km (15 mi) distance to the north:Mag. 4.4 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapJun 17, 07:44 pm (GMT -6)4.45.2 km24 km (15 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 115 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico I FELT ITInfoJun 17, 04:43 pm (GMT -6)3.98.9 km36 km (22 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 73 km southwest of Puerto Madero, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico I FELT ITInfoJun 17, 04:14 am (GMT -6)3.925 km71 km (44 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 64 km southwest of Ocos, Guatemala I FELT ITInfoJun 16, 06:09 am (GMT -6)4.410 km65 km (40 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 146 km southwest of Retalhuleu, Guatemala I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoJun 16, 02:31 am (GMT -6)4.343 km81 km (50 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 109 km southwest of Coatepeque, Guatemala I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoMay 12, 2024 05:39 am (GMT -6)6.210 km66 km (41 mi) to the E Mexico: 76 km al SUROESTE de CD HIDALGO, CHIS 312 reportsInfoNov 19, 2019 10:27 pm (GMT -6)6.210 km33 km (20 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 98 km southwest of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico 44 reportsInfoFeb 1, 2019 10:19 am (Mexico City)6.70 km103 km (64 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 33 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 7, 2017 10:49 pm (GMT -6)8.060 km100 km (62 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 87 km southwest of Topon, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 317 reportsInfoApr 27, 2016 06:51 am (GMT -6)5.928 km58 km (36 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 53 km west of Puerto Madero, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 12 reportsInfoApr 25, 2016 01:07 am (GMT -6)5.933 km64 km (40 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 44 km southwest of Puerto Madero, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 7 reportsInfoJul 7, 2014 05:23 am (Merida)6.953 km105 km (65 mi) to the NE 4 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico 46 reportsInfoMar 2, 2014 04:17 pm (GMT -6)6.018 km18 km (11 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 99 km southwest of Puerto Madero, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 1 reportInfoNov 7, 2012 10:35 am (GMT -6)7.424 km155 km (96 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 34 km south of Champerico, Guatemala 8 reportsInfoMay 1, 2012 04:43 pm (GMT -6)6.014 km46 km (28 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 90 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoJan 21, 2012 12:47 pm (GMT -6)6.245 km76 km (47 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 65 km southwest of Huixtla, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoOct 16, 2008 01:41 pm (Merida)6.724 km103 km (64 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 55 km south of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoDec 3, 2000 10:43 pm (GMT -6)6.133 km98 km (61 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 227 km southwest of Tuxtla, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoMar 12, 2000 04:21 pm (Mexico City)6.362 km123 km (76 mi) to the NE 21 km west of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoOct 20, 1995 09:38 pm (Mexico City)7.2159 km289 km (179 mi) to the N 13 km northwest of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 19, 1993 08:10 am (GMT -6)6.418 km13 km (7.8 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 130 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 10, 1993 01:12 pm (Merida)7.234 km88 km (54 mi) to the NE offshore Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 10, 1993 12:58 pm (GMT -6)6.063 km61 km (38 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 77 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 3, 1993 06:35 am (GMT -6)6.827 km70 km (44 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 65 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoMay 30, 1992 10:30 am (GMT -6)6.355 km45 km (28 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 89 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoDec 1, 1983 09:09 pm (Guatemala)7.067 km150 km (93 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 97 km southwest of Quetzaltenango, GuatemalaInfoApr 30, 1970 06:51 am (GMT -6)6.035 km11 km (7 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 136 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoApr 30, 1970 02:33 am (GMT -6)6.635 km33 km (21 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 114 km west of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoApr 29, 1970 08:01 am (GMT -6)7.335 km76 km (47 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 60 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoApr 29, 1970 05:22 am (GMT -6)6.535 km53 km (33 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 83 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoApr 28, 1959 05:09 am (Merida)6.525 km112 km (70 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 40 km south of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoJan 24, 1959 01:42 pm (GMT -6)6.035 km68 km (42 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 79 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoOct 23, 1950 04:13 pm (Universal Time)7.165 km149 km (93 mi) to the E 2 km north of Champerico, Departamento de Retalhuleu, GuatemalaInfoJun 28, 1944 07:58 am (Universal Time)7.025 km42 km (26 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 98 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoJun 15, 1943 06:21 pm (Universal Time)6.325 km29 km (18 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 108 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoAug 6, 1942 11:37 pm (Universal Time)7.735 km235 km (146 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 63 km southwest of Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoDec 21, 1935 11:51 am (Universal Time)6.035 km41 km (26 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 102 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoDec 14, 1935 10:05 pm (Universal Time)7.335 km105 km (65 mi) to the NE 4.1 km southwest of Puerto Madero, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoFeb 13, 1929 10:13 pm (Universal Time)6.030 km95 km (59 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 39 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoFeb 4, 1921 08:22 am (Universal Time)7.115 km312 km (194 mi) to the NE GuatemalaInfoMar 29, 1914 06:41 pm (Mexico City)7.50 km307 km (191 mi) to the N 16 km southwest of Ocosingo, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoDec 9, 1912 08:32 am (Universal Time)6.950 km75 km (46 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 59 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoInfoSep 23, 1902 03:18 pm (Mexico City)7.80 km197 km (123 mi) to the N Chiapas, MexicoInfoApr 18, 1902 08:23 pm (Guatemala)7.50 km250 km (155 mi) to the E 10.8 km southeast of La Gomera, Departamento de Escuintla, GuatemalaInfoMap 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]