A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Puerto Madero in Mexico on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, -92.6965° West, 14.4351° North, depth 47.719 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rvyd. Unique identifier: us6000rvyd. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/12/25 / 2025-12-19 09:13:12 / December 19, 2025 @ 9:13 am. The temblor was reported at 09:13:12 / 9:13 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47.719 km (30 miles).

Epicenter of the earthquake was 70 km (44 miles) from Tapachula (c. 198 000 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Coatepeque (c. 45 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Huixtla (c. 29 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Malacatán (c. 14 900 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Cacahoatán (c. 14 400 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from San Pablo (c. 13 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was El Tumbador, Acapeteahua, Coatepeque.

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 43 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico.

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