A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Cuichapa in Mexico on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/06/25 / 2025-06-21 09:12:16 / June 21, 2025 @ 9:12 am. Exact location of earthquake, -94.279° West, 17.6999° North, depth 170.866 km. Id of earthquake: us6000qlle. Event ids that are associated: us6000qlle. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 170.866 km (106 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:12:16 / 9:12 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Coatzacoalcos (c. 230 700 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Minatitlan (c. 150 900 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Acayucan (c. 47 000 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Las Choapas (c. 40 300 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Agua Dulce (c. 36 100 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Villa Nanchital (c. 26 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Raudales Malpaso, Chontalpa, Mecayapan (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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