M 5.1 in Mexico on 17 Jul 2026 17:03 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 1552448
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.3368 , -93.0323
Event Date: 17 Jul 2026 17:03 UTC
17 Jul 2026 11:03 Local
Exposed Population:
810 thousand in MMI III
Inserted at: 17 Jul 2026 17:22 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000t1ey 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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Latest media headlines

VIDEO | Footage from the earthquake in Mexico: buildings sway as if th.. 7/18/2026 3:04:00 AM.

Footage of a powerful earthquake that struck southern Mexico today has been shared on social media. The latest information indicates that the magnitude of the quake was 7,4 on the Richter scale. The videos show the force of the quake, which
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News By Nile Post Editor | Jul 18, 2026 5. Magnitude 7.3 earthquake qu.. 7/18/2026 2:48:00 AM.

BBC - A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Mexico on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning for parts of the Pacific. No fatalities or significant damage have been reported in Mexico or Guatemala from the quake
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Powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Mexico leaves no immediate damage 7/18/2026 2:06:00 AM.

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico''s southern Pacific coast on Friday, near the Guatemalan border, sending tremors across a vast region from Mexico City to El Salvador. While authorities have reported no severe damage or fat
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Powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Mexico leaves no immediate damage 7/18/2026 1:54:00 AM.

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico''s southern Pacific coast on Friday, near the Guatemalan border, sending tremors across a vast region from Mexico City to El Salvador. While authorities have reported no severe damage or fat
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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),