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| Latest See all | Mag. 1.6 earthquake 55 km W of Mentone - Texas - |
| Latest felt | Mag. 4.5 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Usulutan, El Salvador - |
| Strongest past 48 hours | Mag. 5.5 73 km SSW of Boca Chica - Panama - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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| Apr 24, 03:53 am (Chicago) | 1.6 4.3 km |  55 km W of Mentone, Texas | Info | ||
| Apr 24, 02:18 am (Guatemala) | 2.4 35 km |  3.7 km northeast of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Escuintla, Guatemala | Info | ||
| Apr 24, 02:17 am (GMT -6) | 2.9 65 km | North Pacific Ocean, 95 km southwest of Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu, Guatemala | Info | ||
| Apr 24, 02:15 am (GMT -6) | 3.2 26 km |  North Pacific Ocean, 88 km southwest of Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info | ||
| Apr 24, 01:40 am (GMT -6) | 3.1 33 km |  North Pacific Ocean, 59 km south of Zacatecoluca, La Paz, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | ||
| Apr 24, 01:15 am (GMT -6) | 4.5 62 km | North Pacific Ocean, 58 km southwest of Usulutan, Usulutan, El Salvador I FELT IT - 9 reports | Info | ||
| Apr 23, 10:59 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.2 8.9 km | 25 mi west of El Centro, Imperial County, California, United States | Info | ||
| Apr 24, 12:40 am (GMT -5) | 3.9 10 km |  North Pacific Ocean, 112 km south of David, Chiriqui, Panama I FELT IT | Info | ||
| Apr 23, 11:02 pm (GMT -6) | 2.7 15 km | North Pacific Ocean, 86 km south of Sonsonate, Sonsonate, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | ||
| Apr 23, 10:54 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.6 14 km |  23 km southeast of Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | ||
| Apr 23, 10:52 pm (GMT -6) | 4.2 19 km |  North Pacific Ocean, 105 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico I FELT IT | Info |
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Mexico and Central America has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 31,000 quakes on average per year in or near Mexico and Central America. Mexico and Central America has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.
On average, Mexico and Central America has about 14,000 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 2,600 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 80 quakes per year, Mag 6+: 7 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Mexico and Central America occurred 1 hour and 26 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 1.6:
A light magnitude 1.6 earthquake hit 79 km (49 mi) away from Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States, in the early morning of Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024 at 3.53 am local time (America/Chicago GMT -5). The quake had a very shallow depth of 4.3 km (2.7 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 48 hours, Mexico and Central America was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 5.5, 12 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 67 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 44 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 77 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Mexico and Central America in the past 48 hours had a magnitude of 5.5 and occurred 9 hours ago:
A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Panama in the evening of Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024 at 8.20 pm local time (GMT -5). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter.
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