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Mexico Seismic Update: No Quakes Logged Sunday as Monitoring Continues

The national seismology service continues round-the-clock surveillance in a country prone to frequent small quakes.

Overview

  • As of the SSN’s latest update, no earthquakes have been registered in Mexico on Sunday, February 1.
  • The most recent overnight activity included five tremors, peaking at magnitude 4.4 southwest of Mapastepec, Chiapas.
  • At 03:58 a.m. on Saturday, a magnitude 4.8 struck 55 km east of Crucecita, Oaxaca at 37.7 km depth, below the threshold to trigger the seismic alert.
  • SSN counts 4,621 earthquakes in 2026 through 20:30 on January 30, with 2,770 between magnitudes 3.0 and 3.9.
  • The year’s largest event remains the magnitude 6.5 on January 2 near San Marcos, Guerrero, consistent with Mexico’s high activity from interactions of five tectonic plates.