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Wed, 18 Jun 2025, 09:58 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred only 8 minutes ago 100 km southwest of Pijijiapan, Mexico, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter near Pijijiapan, Pijijiapan Municipality, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico, early morning on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, at 3:49 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 5.1 earthquake. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.6.
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 Tres Picos (pop. 4,400) located 93 km from the epicenter, Pijijiapan (pop. 16,900) 100 km away, and Tonala (pop. 35,300) 107 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Arriaga (pop. 24,400) located 121 km from the epicenter, and Villaflores (pop. 37,200) 141
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