M 5 in Mexico on 14 Jul 2026 01:19 UTC

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1551719
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 80.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.7717 , -92.3316
Event Date: 14 Jul 2026 01:19 UTC
13 Jul 2026 19:19 Local
Exposed Population:
1.7 million in MMI IV
Inserted at: 14 Jul 2026 01:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
5.5 (Guatemala)
INFORM Coping capacity list: Guatemala= 5.5; Mexico= 4.4

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000t07s Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hits Mexico-Guatemala border; no damage rep.. 7/18/2026 1:13:00 AM.

People stand outside the Biblioteca Nacional after evacuating the building following a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Mexico''s southern state of Chiapas, triggering a tsunami warning and shaking buildings in
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A 7.3 earthquake hits Mexico-Guatemala border with no immediate damage.. 7/18/2026 1:10:00 AM.

A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico''s southern Pacific coast near Guatemala on Friday. The tremor was felt widely across Mexico City and El Salvador, causing some alarm. Authorities reported two minor injuries in southern Mexico
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7.3-magnitude quake hits Mexico-Guatemala border 7/18/2026 1:03:00 AM.

TAPACHULA (MEXICO), JUL 17 (AP): A strong earthquake struck the southern Mexican Pacific coast on Friday, right on the border with Guatemala, and was felt from Mexico City to El Salvador. Authorities have not immediately reported any severe
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No Immediate Deaths, Major Damage After Magnitude-7.4 Quake In Souther.. 7/18/2026 12:46:00 AM.

MEXICO CITY, July 18 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- No immediate deaths or major material damage have been reported following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake which struck off Mexico''s southern state of Chiapas on Friday morning, shaking southeastern Mex
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),