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Mexico records 3,141 aftershocks after July quake in Chiapas
Mexico’s National Seismological Service counted 3,141 aftershocks from the July 17 quake near Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas.
The original earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4 and struck in a country where five tectonic plates interact.
The count was recorded by 8 a.m.
on October 23, 2026.
The strongest aftershock measured 6.5.
The service also reported magnitude-4.0 earthquakes in Mapastepec, Chiapas, and Río Grande, Oaxaca.
The service is continuing to monitor seismic activity across Mexico.
Mexico’s National Seismological Service reported 3,141 aftershocks from a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Chiapas.
The main earthquake occurred near Ciudad Hidalgo on July 17, 2026.
The strongest aftershock had a magnitude of 6.5.
The aftershock count was recorded by 08:00 on October 23, 2026.
- Who
- Mexico’s National Seismological Service reported the aftershock count.
- What
- It recorded 3,141 aftershocks following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake.
- When
- The earthquake occurred on July 17, 2026; the count was recorded by 08:00 on October 23, 2026.
- Where
- The earthquake was in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas.
The National Seismological Service had recorded 3,141 aftershocks, with the strongest measuring magnitude 6.5.
- Aftershocks recorded
- 3,141
- Main earthquake magnitude
- 7.4
- Main earthquake location
- Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas
- Main earthquake date
- July 17, 2026
- Strongest aftershock magnitude
- 6.5
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As of 08:00 on October 23, 2026, 3,141 aftershocks of the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that occurred in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, on July 17, 2026, have been recorded.