Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico) on Friday Evening.

Written by Earthquakelist.org on July 25th, 2026.

In the evening of Friday July 24th, 2026, a significant M5.1 earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 70 kilometer from Tapachula, Mexico. Guatemala is also near its epicenter.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the North Pacific Ocean, 44 kilometers (27 mi) off the coast of Mexico, 70 kilometer southwest of Tapachula in Chiapas. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 35 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Jul 24, 2026 23:26 (Mexico City Time) - Jul 25, 2026 05:26 Universal Time.
Location:	70 km SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Coordinates 14°29'43"N 92°45'3"W.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.1 Detected by 32 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.055 .
Depth:	35 km (22 mi) A quite shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Low tsunami risk Earthquakes under MAG-6.5 do not usually cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

2 countries can be found within 300km of the epicenter of this earthquake: Mexico and Guatemala .

Tapachula in Chiapas, Mexico is the nearest significant place from the epicenter. The earthquake occurred 70 kilometer (43 mi) southwest of Tapachula.

Multiple large cities are in proximity of today's earthquake. Guatemala City is located 241 km to the east. Tapachula is located 70 km to the north-east. Tuxtla is located 255 km to the north.

The table below provides an overview of all places in proximity of today's earthquake.

Overview of nearby places

Shaking reported by 4 people in 2 countries

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 4 people have reported shaking in 4 places in 2 countries (Mexico, Guatemala).We keep updating this article as more ground reports become available. You may report that you felt this earthquake here.

Places with most reports:

• La Libertad, Chiapas, Mexico: 1 person.
• San Marcos la Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala: 1 person.
• Olintepeque, Quezaltenango, Guatemala: 1 person.
• Frontera Comalapa, Chiapas, Mexico: 1 person.

3 Aftershocks detected

Since this main shock, 3 smaller aftershocks were detected. A 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit 4 hrs later 86 km (54 mi) southwest of this earthquake.

This main shock was prefaced by 47 smaller foreshocks. A 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit 2 days earlier nearby.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

The risk of aftershocks decreases rapidly over time. Usually, aftershocks are at least one order of magnitude lower than a main shock.

In only six percent of cases, significant earthquakes are followed by a larger main shock, making the current earthquake a foreshock. While the chance of this happening is not so large, it is adviced to maintain cautiousness in the hours and days following a major earthquake.

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since July 19th, 2026, when a 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit 41 km (25 mi) further southwest. An even stronger magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck on September 8th, 2017.

In total, 131 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.1 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 28 days.

Low tsunami risk

Based on early data it appears this earthquake was not strong enough (lower than MAG-6.5) to be likely to cause destructive tsunami's. However this earthquake appeared to have hit at a shallow depth under sea, so stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 25/07/26 09:48 (). This article is automatically generated based on available data. We keep checking multiple sources for additional information. This article gets updated as new details on this earthquake become available.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us7000t3a0
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20260725_0000073
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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