Significant 5.2 quake hits near Chilpancingo, Chilpancingo de los Bravo Municipality, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico

Mexico was shaken near Chilpancingo, Chilpancingo de los Bravo Municipality, Estado de Guerrero, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 only 9 minutes ago, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 44. km beneath the epicenter near Chilpancingo, Chilpancingo de los Bravo Municipality, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico, around noon on Saturday, June 13th, 2026, at 12:20 pm 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.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.2.
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 Tixtla de Guerrero (pop. 22,800) located 26 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Chilpancingo (pop. 187,300) located 30 km from the epicenter, Chilapa de Alvarez (pop. 31,200) 33 km away, Zumpango del Rio (pop. 24,700) 41 km away, Ayutla de los Libres (pop. 15,400) 48 km away, San Marcos (pop. 13,300) 61 km away, Tlapa de Comonfort (pop. 47,000) 82 km away, and Acapulco de Juárez (pop. 658,600) 83 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jun 13, 2026 06:20 pm (Universal Time) local time (13 Jun 2026 18:20 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 44.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.34°N / 99.32°W (Mochitlan, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico)
Primary data source: EMSC
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