Friday, Jan 2, 2026 14:07 | 18 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake near Chilpancingo, Chilpancingo de los Bravo Municipality, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 42. km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Friday, January 2nd, 2026, at 7:58 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 6.2.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Tixtla de Guerrero (pop. 22,800) located 62 km from the epicenter, Chilapa de Alvarez (pop. 31,200) 63 km away, Chilpancingo (pop. 187,300) 64 km away, Acapulco de Juárez (pop. 658,600) 75 km away, Zumpango del

Cuauhtemoc, Mexico City (284.7 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Dormía y sonó la alerta sismica | 2 users found this interesting.  

Puebla, san pedro cholula (263.5 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I woke up from the siren alert on my phone about a second before the shaking started. I wouldn’t say it shook very much, but it was noticeable.  

Puerto vallarta (751.8 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 20-30 s : We are on the ground floor and barely felt anything. We have some hanging lights which were moving just a little bit. Talking to friends in high-rise Condominiums they felt it much more clearly than we did  

Acapulco Diamente / Weak shaking (MMI III) / complex rolling (tilting in multiple directions) / 10-15 s : Was outside, pool water had a bit of waves. Heard like a train coming towards me. The first one lasted a few seconds maybe 10? Everyone came running out of their condos. Felt 3 smaller ones afterwards plus one just now  

Tepoztlan, Mexico (282.8 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Sitting on a couch. Noticed vibration under me. Looked

Friday, Jan 2, 2026 13:50 | 32 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 2 Jan 2026 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Akyarlar (1 quake mag 3.0), Apo (1 quake mag 4.0), Askja (1 quake mag 1.0), Aso (10 quakes between mag 0.1-2.6), Bardarbunga (1 quake mag 1.4), Brennisteinsfjöll (19 quakes between mag 0.0-1.8)
Clear Lake (12 quakes between mag 0.2-1.4), Cuernos de Negros (1 quake mag 1.5), Edgecumbe (1 quake mag 1.1), El Chichón (2 quakes between mag 2.1-2.3), Eldey (3 quakes between mag 1.4-1.7), Etna (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.4), Eyafjallajökull (1 quake mag 2.3), Hofsjökull (1 quake mag 1.5), Ijen (3 quakes between mag 2.0-2.5), Katla (2 quakes between mag 0.5-2.3), Kilauea (1 quake mag 2.1), Kolumbo (4 quakes between mag 1.4-1.7), Krísuvík (6 quakes between mag 0.2-1.2), Kuju (3 quakes between mag 0.7-1.6), Ljósufjöll (7 quakes between mag 0.0-1.1), Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (1 quake mag 1.3), Maroa (1 quake mag 1.5), Maunaloa (1 quake mag 2.5), Olot Field (1 quake mag 1.8), Ruapehu (3 quakes between mag 0.1-1.0), Sibualbuali (1 quake mag 2.2), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (3 quakes between mag 0.6-1.5), Ugashik-Peulik (2 quakes between mag 2.2-2.5) (updated 13h50)

Note: Earthquakes within 20 km from and