M 6 in Mexico on 17 Jul 2026 15:20 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 1552424
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.2369 , -93.0929
Event Date: 17 Jul 2026 15:20 UTC
17 Jul 2026 09:20 Local
Exposed Population: 1.2 million in MMI IV
Inserted at: 17 Jul 2026 16:10 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000t1c2 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 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.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

New Earthquake With Preliminary Magnitude of 5 Recorded Off Coast of M.. 7/17/2026 7:31:00 PM.

MEXICO CITY, July 17 (RIA Novosti) - A new earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 struck off the coast of the Mexican state of Chiapas, several hours after a powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake and numerous aftershocks, Mexico''s Nation
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Terremoto in Messico, autorità revocano allerta tsunami 7/17/2026 7:27:00 PM.

(ANSA) - CITTÀ DEL MESSICO, 17 LUG - "Sulla base delle informazioni analizzate e delle osservazioni sul livello del mare lungo la costa pacifica messicana e le coste in prossimità dell''epicentro del terremoto, non si prevedono variazioni s
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Mexico Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert with Little Risk to Costa Ric.. 7/17/2026 7:23:00 PM.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of southern Mexico this morning, setting off a tsunami alert for parts of Mexico and Guatemala. If you are on or headed to Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, the short version is that forecas
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Southern Mexico hit by 7.3 quake, triggering tsunami alert 7/17/2026 7:22:00 PM.

MEXICO CITY - Southern Mexico and parts of Central America were hit by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), with a tsunami alert issued for a stretch of the Pacific coast. Residents felt intens
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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 (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),