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M4.4 Earthquake near 8 km SSE of Nuevo Vicente Guerrero (El Chichonal), Mexico

UTC time: 2025-04-11 14:19:08 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
172.5 km
Source
USGS

8 km SSE of Nuevo Vicente Guerrero (El Chichonal), Mexico

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near 8 km SSE of Nuevo Vicente Guerrero (El Chichonal), Mexico on April 11, 2025 at 14:19 UTC. At around 173 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
c71039c20f77f407ef45ff64225c1b0ec29ab7ce
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
172.5 km
UTC time
2025-04-11 14:19:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
16.41340, -92.84640

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 172.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 172.5 km
Intermediate
172.5 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Chichon, El
    Distance: 113 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'150 m ·Last eruption: 1982 ·Mexico
  • Tacana
    Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'064 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Mexico-Guatemala
  • Tajumulco
    Distance: 183 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'203 m ·Guatemala
  • Almolonga
    Distance: 229 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'173 m ·Last eruption: 1818 ·Guatemala
  • Santa Maria Activity reported
    Distance: 231 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'745 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Guatemala
  • Toliman
    Distance: 268 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'158 m ·Guatemala

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Angel Albino Corzo International AirportMexico · TGZ · MMTG
    25.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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.

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