• Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico at 23:22 UTC on December 22, 2021. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 12 km (7.4 miles). The epicenter was…

  • Very strong and shallow M7.0 earthquake hits near Acapulco, Mexico

    A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.0 hit near Acapulco, Mexico at 01:47 UTC on September 8, 2021 (20:47 CDT, September 7). The agency is reporting a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.0 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles),…

  • Very strong and shallow M7.4 earthquake hits Oaxaca, Mexico

    A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.4 hit Oaxaca, Mexico at 15:29 UTC on June 23, 2020, at a depth of 26.3 km (14.6 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.4 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The epicenter was located 11.9 km (7.4 miles) SSW of…

  • Earthquake swarm hits Mexican state of Guerrero

    A seismic swarm was registered by Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN) in the state of Guerrero from October 21 to 24, 2019. SSN registered 41 tremors with magnitudes between 3.5 and 4.9 and epicenters near Petatlan, on the shores of the state of…

  • Strong M6.6 earthquake hits Chiapas, Mexico

    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit Chiapas, Mexico at 16:14 UTC (10:14 local time) on February 1, 2019. The agency is reporting a depth 67.9 km (42.1 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.6 at a depth of 70 km (43.5 miles). GEOFON reports it as M6.5 at a…

  • Very strong and shallow M7.2 earthquake hits Oaxaca, Mexico

    A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.2 hit Oaxaca, Mexico at 23:39 UTC (17:39 local time) on February 16, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 24.7 km (15.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.2 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Mexico's…