Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.4 just reported 35 km north of Ometepec, Mexico

Just 8 minutes ago, a 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Ometepec, Ometepec Municipality, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Friday, June 5th, 2026, at 2:55 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 32. km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.4 as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.4.
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 Ometepec (pop. 24,100) located 35 km from the epicenter, and Putla Villa de Guerrero (pop. 10,900) 50 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Tlapa de Comonfort (pop. 47,000) located 63 km from the epicenter, Ayutla de los Libres (pop. 15,400) 74 km away, Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco (pop. 17,500) 82 km away, Pinotepa Nacional (pop. 29,600) 83 km away, Chilpancingo (pop. 187,300) 132 km away, and Chilpancingo (pop. 187,300) 132 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jun 5, 2026 08:55 pm (Universal Time) local time (5 Jun 2026 20:55 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 32.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.93°N / 98.38°W (Cochoapa el Grande, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico)
Primary data source: EMSC
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