Sunday, October 18, 2026

5.2 Earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, Mexico

"Just 6 minutes ago, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Puerto Madero, Tapachula Municipality, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico. The tremor was recorded in the morning at 7:59 am
local time, at a shallow depth of 12. km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.

Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Puerto Madero (pop. 9,600) located 128 km from the epicenter." VD

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