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M4.6 earthquake near Comalapa, Chiapas

Name: M4.6 earthquake near Comalapa, Chiapas
Start: 2023-01-01T19:37:15.835+00:00
Location: 1 km S of Nueva Libertad, Mexico

1385 d ago · 1 Jan 2023, 19:37 UTC 1 km S of Nueva Libertad, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 1 km S of Nueva Libertad, Mexico on 1 Jan 2023, 19:37 UTC at a depth of 200 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Comalapa, about 11 km away in Chiapas, Mexico.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 10:53 UTC

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