M4.0 earthquake near Pijijiapan, Chiapas
2715 d ago · 12 May 2019, 23:55 UTC 93 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico
What happened
A magnitude 4 earthquake struck 93 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico on 12 May 2019, 23:55 UTC at a depth of 35 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Pijijiapan, about 111 km away in Chiapas, Mexico.
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