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M5.8 Earthquake near 115 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico

UTC time: 2025-06-18 09:49:22 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.8

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USGS

115 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near 115 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico on June 18, 2025 at 09:49 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.8

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-06-18 09:49:22 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

14.79540, -94.01050

Temperature

28.0°C

Depth profile

Shallow

10 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Pijijiapan131.1 kmNE50'079

Tapachula188.7 kmE353'706

Tuxtla Gutiérrez237.9 kmNE604'147

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Volcanoes nearby

Tacana

Distance: 208 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'064 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Mexico-Guatemala
Tajumulco

Distance: 228 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'203 m ·Guatemala
Santa Maria Activity reported

Distance: 264 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'745 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Guatemala
Almolonga

Distance: 268 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'173 m ·Last eruption: 1818 ·Guatemala
Chichon, El

Distance: 297 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'150 m ·Last eruption: 1982 ·Mexico
Toliman

Distance: 304 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'158 m ·Guatemala

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours9

First 24 hours11

First 72 hours14

Strongest subsequent eventM5.9

M5.82025-06-18 09:49:23 UTC13.3 kmOFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO M5.82025-06-18 09:49:23 UTC0.1 km115 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico M5.92025-06-18 09:49:26 UTC14.8 kmNear Coast of Chiapas, Mexico M4.72025-06-18 10:07:19 UTC14.8 km129 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico M4.62025-06-18 10:07:21 UTC13.3 kmOff Coast of Chiapas, Mexico M5.02025-06-18 10:07:22 UTC9.7 kmOff Coast of Chiapas, Mexico M4.72025-06-18 10:07:22 UTC13.0 kmOFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO M4.32025-06-18 10:17:51 UTC28.3 kmOFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO M4.12025-06-18 10:48:38 UTC28.5 kmOFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO M4.02025-06-18 18:44:00 UTC38.6 kmOFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO M4.12025-06-18 22:58:31 UTC135.3 kmOFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO M4.32025-06-19 14:05:00 UTC27.8 kmOFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1

Earlier events M≥447

Earlier events M≥54

Compared since2025-01-12

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.82025-03-05 09:43:16 UTC136.8 km53 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico M5.52025-03-05 09:43:12 UTC146.3 km59 km SE of Santa Gertrudis Miramar, Mexico M5.42025-06-18 09:49:19 UTC42.3 kmOff Coast of Chiapas, Mexico M5.12025-05-01 17:00:44 UTC45.7 kmNear Coast of Chiapas, Mexico M4.92025-06-16 21:38:26 UTC108.8 kmNear Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico

Stats (last 24h)

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