Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 1 km depth18 Oct 13:07 UTC: First to report: INETER after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 18, 2026 13:01:51 UTC - Local time at epicenter2026-10-18 07:01:51Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.2Depth1 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.981°N / 92.955°WMexicoAlso near: Guatemala 99 km (62 mi) awaySeismic antipode13.981°S / 87.045°EShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceINETERNearest volcanoTacaná (157 km / 98 mi)Estimated 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 energy6 minutes agoOct 18, 2026 13:01 GMT / 2026-10-18 07:01:51Lat / Lng: 13.981 / -92.955: Mexico: 99 km Al Suroeste De El Gancho MéxicoSource: INETERDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23446362',13.98100,-92.95500,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, Mexico: 99 km Al Suroeste De El Gancho México',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 Tres Hermanos San Isidro, a town with 71 inhabitants in Mexico, in 99 km (61 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Mexico, Mexico City, 894 km (555 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(*)RegionCountry99 km (61 mi)NE of epicenterTres Hermanos San Isidro(pop: 71)II: Very weakSuchiate, Estado de ChiapasMexico100 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterBrisas Barra de Suchiate(pop: 13,700)II: Very weakSuchiate, Estado de ChiapasMexico100 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterPuerto Madero(pop: 9,560)II: Very weakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico112 km (70 mi)NE of epicenterMazatan(pop: 6,840)II: Very weakMazatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico113 km (70 mi)NE of epicenterCongregacion Reforma(pop: 1,130)II: Very weakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico116 km (72 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Hidalgo(pop: 14,600)II: Very weakSuchiate, Estado de ChiapasMexico117 km (73 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Tecun Uman(pop: 11,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala122 km (76 mi)NE of epicenterAlvaro Obregon(pop: 5,720)II: Very weakTapachula, Estado de ChiapasMexico122 km (76 mi)NE of epicenterFrontera Hidalgo(pop: 3,520)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico123 km (76 mi)NE of epicenterPlan de Ayala(pop: 1,440)II: Very weakHuehuetan, Estado de ChiapasMexico127 km (79 mi)NE of epicenterTapachula(pop: 353,700)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico129 km (80 mi)N of epicenterFrancisco I. Madero(pop: 1,800)II: Very weakHuixtla, Estado de ChiapasMexico131 km (81 mi)NE of epicenterHuehuetan(pop: 7,760)II: Very weakHuehuetan, Estado de ChiapasMexico139 km (87 mi)N of epicenterHuixtla(pop: 32,000)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico141 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterCacahoatan(pop: 16,600)II: Very weakCacahoatan, Estado de ChiapasMexico142 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterMalacatan(pop: 92,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala142 km (89 mi)NE of epicenterCoatepeque(pop: 105,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala143 km (89 mi)N of epicenterVilla Comaltitlan(pop: 7,200)II: Very weakVilla Comaltitlan, Estado de ChiapasMexico149 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterEl Asintal(pop: 17,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala151 km (94 mi)NE of epicenterRetalhuleu(pop: 90,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala152 km (94 mi)NE of epicenterNuevo San Carlos(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala152 km (95 mi)N of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 9,570)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico153 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterUnion Juarez(pop: 2,640)II: Very weakUnion Juarez, Estado de ChiapasMexico155 km (96 mi)NE of epicenterColomba(pop: 47,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala155 km (96 mi)NE of epicenterSan Sebastian(pop: 29,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala159 km (98 mi)N of epicenterEl Triunfo(pop: 2,720)II: Very weakEscuintla, Estado de ChiapasMexico163 km (101 mi)NE of epicenterSan Felipe(pop: 24,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de RetalhuleuGuatemala166 km (103 mi)NE of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 47,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala166 km (103 mi)NE of epicenterEl Palmar(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala168 km (105 mi)E of epicenterMazatenango(pop: 77,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala169 km (105 mi)NE of epicenterSan Francisco Zapotitlan(pop: 22,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de SuchitepequezGuatemala169 km (105 mi)NE of epicenterSan Pedro Sacatepequez(pop: 40,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala172 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterMotozintla(pop: 23,800)II: Very weakEstado de ChiapasMexico174 km (108 mi)NE of epicenterOstuncalco(pop: 51,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala179 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterComitancillo(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MarcosGuatemala180 km (112 mi)NE of epicenterLa Esperanza(pop: 16,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala182 km (113 mi)NE of epicenterQuetzaltenango(pop: 180,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala186 km (116 mi)NE of epicenterCabrican(pop: 23,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de QuetzaltenangoGuatemala189 km (117 mi)NE of epicenterSan Andres Xecul(pop: 15,100)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Andres Xecul, Departamento de TotonicapanGuatemala894 km (555 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 GMT2026-10-18EpicenterAgency4.21 km0.6 mi13:01:5199 Km al suroeste de El Gancho MéxicoINETEREarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 677 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: 0.21 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 302 quakes per year (or 25.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 654 quakes per year (or 54 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 670 quakes per year (or 56 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 earthquake