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Low‑magnitude earthquakes in Latin America – July 2026
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Low‑magnitude earthquakes in Latin America – July 2026
In mid‑July 2026 a magnitude 5.0 quake struck southern Mexico near Ciudad Hidalgo and a magnitude 5.4 tremor was felt in western Guatemala; both events caused no fatalities or damage. A week later, on 26 July, a magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred near Durán in Ecuador’s Guayas province, with moderate shaking reported in Guayaquil and surrounding cantons but again no injuries or material loss. Detailed monitoring confirmed the Guayaquil‑area quake originated about 9.6 km from Durán at roughly 60 km depth within the Nazca–South American plate contact zone. Seventeen cantons across Guayas, Bolívar and Los Ríos felt the shaking, yet authorities reiterated that such shallow‑to‑intermediate depth events tend to dissipate energy before reaching the surface, keeping impacts minimal. In Guatemala, the Guatemala’s National Disaster Coordination Agency recorded a surge of seismic activity, logging 60 detectable earthquakes in a single day, the strongest of which measured measuring magnitude 5.9 off the Pacific coast near Escuintla. Year‑to‑date totals exceed 4,700 events, 125 of them felt, but yet no damage or injuries have been reported. Conred urged residents to maintain emergency kits and evacuation plans Authorities reiterated preparedness advice and noted warned that an El Niño‑driven pattern is expected to bring below‑normal rainfall during the 2026 August‑October season, raising water‑deficit concerns despite concerns. On 31 July, Mexico experienced an active seismic swarm along its Pacific coast. The strongest tremor was a weaker Atlantic cyclone outlook. magnitude 5.0 event southwest of Mapastepec in Chiapas, accompanied by several magnitude 4.7‑4.0 shocks near Ciudad Hidalgo, Pijijiapan and other locations. The quakes originated in the Cocos‑North American subduction zone at shallow depths. As with earlier events, no material damage, injuries, or tsunami alerts were reported. Monitoring continues across the region as low‑magnitude activity persists.
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