M 7.3 in Mexico on 17 Jul 2026 14:48 UTC

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1552420
Earthquake Magnitude: 7.3M
Depth: 18.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.6043 , -92.9517
Event Date: 17 Jul 2026 14:48 UTC
17 Jul 2026 08:48 Local
Exposed Population: 100 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 17 Jul 2026 16:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Mexico)
Maximum Wave Height observed: 0.33 m

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 1.2 0.6 1.2
us7000t1bu Scaled population (raster) 6.42 Max wave alert 0.64m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0.64m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 1.96      
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

Messico, terremoto di magnitudo 7.3 a largo coste del Chiapas: rischio.. 7/17/2026 6:34:00 PM.

Un terremoto di magnitudo 7.3 è stato registrato oggi, venerdì 17 luglio, in Messico, a largo delle coste del Chiapas, secondo quanto rende noto l''United States Geological Survey che....
Terremoto in Messico, autorità revocano allerta tsunami 7/17/2026 6:33:00 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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Terremoto in Messico, autorità revocano allerta tsunami 7/17/2026 6:33:00 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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Tras sismo recomiendan no acercarse a playas de Chiapas y Oaxaca 7/17/2026 6:33:00 PM.

Secretaría de Marina recomienda a la población no acercarse a las playas de Chiapas y Oaxaca durante las siguientes seis horas La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo , informó que, tras el sismo de magnitud 7.4 registrado al suroe
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
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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 (90), NEIC (5), OCHA (1), DesInventar (2), WMO (2), USGS (5), (3), INFORM (4),