4.0
Earthquake Details: 58 km from Comitán, Chiapas, Mexico
Sep 18, 2026, 00:22:59
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred near 58 km from Comitán, Chiapas, Mexico on Sep 18, 2026 at 00:22:59. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -219.4 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-219.4 km
Significance0
Latitude16.1570
Longitude-92.6740
Event IDemsc:20260918_0000011
Magnitude4.0
Updated:Sep 18, 2026, 00:57:17 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 17, 2026, 18:22:59 CST
- UTC
- Sep 18, 2026, 00:22:59 UTC
-219.4 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.0Veracruz, MéxicoBeforeM4.4Offshore Chiapas, MéxicoBeforeM4.3Offshore Chiapas, MéxicoBeforeM4.0Offshore Chiapas, MéxicoBeforeM5.060 km SSW of Ocós, GuatemalaBeforeM4.0off the coast of Chiapas, MéxicoBeforeM4.2off the coast of Chiapas, MéxicoBeforeM4.631 km WSW of Puerto San José, GuatemalaBeforeM4.6GuatemalaBeforeM4.2Offshore GuatemalaBeforeM4.1off the coast of Chiapas, MéxicoBeforeM4.3Offshore Chiapas, MéxicoBefore
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