International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1626551
Event time 2026-04-16 20:58:14 (UTC)
Local time 2026-04-17 02:58:14 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-04-16 21:15:10 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.2
Depth 53 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 3
Possible effects Any people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent North-America
Country Mexico
Administration area Jalisco
Nearest settlement Teocinte (Teocintle)
Distance 2 km
Course S
Surface type underground quake

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 750 km, Orange circle 100 km, Yellow circle 150 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 750 km, Orange circle 100 km, Yellow circle 150 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Puerto Vallarta (79,96 km), Puerto Vallarta (79,96 km), Manzanillo (131,22 km), Manzanillo (131,22 km)
Nearest airports
La Gloria III Airport (10,98 km), La Gloria III Airport (10,98 km), Costalegre Airport (20,33 km), Costalegre Airport (20,33 km), Las Alamandas Airport (30,56 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Volcanes, Los volcano (86,56 km), Mascota Volcanic Field volcano (88,34 km), San Sebastian Volcanic Field volcano (110,17 km), Northern Atenguillo volcano (118,70 km), San Pedro volcano (148,77 km)
Quick Analysis