Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - 6.7 km east of Nueva Palestina, Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 7:47 pm (GMT -5) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 10 km depth
18 May 00:56 UTC: First to report: INETER after 8 minutes.
18 May 01:14: Now using data updates from SSN
18 May 01:14: Now using data updates from SSN
Update Wed, 18 May 2022, 01:15
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.7 just reported 7 km southeast of Nueva Palestina, Mexico4.7 quake 17 May 7:47 pm (GMT -5)
Just 27 minutes ago, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Nueva Palestina, Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico. The tremor was recorded early evening on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, at 7:47 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface.
The event was filed by Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN), the first seismological agency to report it.
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 Nueva Palestina (pop. 10,600) located 7 km from the epicenter, and Cintalapa (pop. 1,600) 22 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Perla de Acapulco (pop. 1,500) located 30 km from the epicenter, Frontera Corozal (pop. 5,200) 33 km away, Frontera Corozal (pop. 5,200) 34 km away, and Tenosique (pop. 32,600) 79 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ocosingo (pop. 41,900) located 96 km from the epicenter, Las Margaritas (pop. 20,800) 99 km away, and Comitan (pop. 97,500) 117 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
The event was filed by Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN), the first seismological agency to report it.
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 Nueva Palestina (pop. 10,600) located 7 km from the epicenter, and Cintalapa (pop. 1,600) 22 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Perla de Acapulco (pop. 1,500) located 30 km from the epicenter, Frontera Corozal (pop. 5,200) 33 km away, Frontera Corozal (pop. 5,200) 34 km away, and Tenosique (pop. 32,600) 79 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ocosingo (pop. 41,900) located 96 km from the epicenter, Las Margaritas (pop. 20,800) 99 km away, and Comitan (pop. 97,500) 117 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 18, 2022 00:47:43 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 7:47 pm (GMT -5) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.7 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 16.8°N / 91.2°W  (Ocosingo Municipality, Chiapas, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 16.8°S / 88.8°E |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Tacana (210 km / 130 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 7 km (4 mi) ESE of Nueva Palestina (Velasco Suárez) (pop: 10,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) SE of Cintalapa (pop: 1,570) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) W of Frontera Corozal (pop: 5,180) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) SSE of Tenosique (Tabasco) (pop: 32,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) E of Ocosingo (pop: 41,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) NE of Las Margaritas (pop: 20,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 204 km (127 mi) E of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (pop: 537,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 887 km (551 mi) ESE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  27°C (81 F), humidity: 48%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.7 | 10 km | Mexico: 135 Km Al Oeste De Flores, Peten, Guatemala | SSN |
| 4.9 | 10 km | Mexico: 78 Km Al SURESTE De TENOSIQUE, TAB | INETER |
| 4.4 | 10 km | CHIAPAS, MEXICO | EMSC |
| 4.4 | 10 km | 12 Km SSE of Nueva Palestina, Mexico | USGS |
| 4.4 | 10 km | Mexico-Guatemala Border Region | RaspberryShake |
| 4.6 | 10 km | Mexico-Guatemala Border Region | GFZ |
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