M 5.7 in Mexico on 18 Jul 2026 17:26 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.2392 , -92.8805
Event Date: 18 Jul 2026 17:26 UTC
18 Jul 2026 11:26 Local
Exposed Population: 820 thousand in MMI IV
Source: NEIC us7000t1n5
Inserted at: 18 Jul 2026 17:44 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000t1n5 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
  Score no CC 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDLevelScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1719131 0 18 Jul 2026 17:26 5.7M, 10km 4.11 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:17 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Mexico ,of Chiapas (population 3,524,501) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

LevelShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1719131 -92.88/14.239 5.7 10 4.063 18 Jul 2026 17:49 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1719131 -92.88/14.239 5.7 10 4.107 18 Jul 2026 17:52 00:26 (upd of #1)
3 0 1719131 -92.88/14.239 5.7 10 4.107 18 Jul 2026 19:33 02:06 (upd of #2)
4 0 1719131 -92.88/14.239 5.7 10 4.107 20 Jul 2026 02:03 1d 08:36 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Chiapas Mexico 550000 people
San Marcos Guatemala 160000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 71000 people
Quezaltenango Guatemala 14000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 1200 people
Chiapas Mexico 43000 people
San Marcos Guatemala 58000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala no people
Quezaltenango Guatemala 150000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 2900 people
Huehuetenango Guatemala 150000 people
Escuintla Guatemala no people
Solola Guatemala 17000 people
Totonicapan Guatemala 33000 people
Chimaltenango Guatemala <1000 people
Quiche Guatemala 32000 people


Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Tapachula International TAP 29 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 82 km
Tapachula 110 0 95 km
Quezaltenango 2363 0 164 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Madero MXPMD Mexico 73 km

More information

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