Light earthquake of magnitude 4.8 just reported 100 km southwest of La Lupe, Mexico

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred only 11 minutes ago 100 km southwest of La Lupe, Mexico, the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near La Lupe, Acapetahua, Chiapas, Mexico, early morning on Saturday 26 December 2020 at 6:28 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include La Lupe (pop. 140) located 100 km from the epicenter, Puerto Madero (pop. 9,600) 117 km away, and Mazatan (pop. 6,800) 118 km away.

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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sat, 26 Dec 12:28 UTC
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 60.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.61°N / 93.5°W
Primary data source: SSN