Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Hits Southern Mexico - EMSC

The 4.2-magnitude earthquake hit the state of Chiapas in the south of Mexico on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The tremors were registered at 7:53 p.m. local time on Saturday (01:53 GMT on Sunday) near the municipality of Mapastepec in Chiapas, Mexico, close to the border with Guatemala.

4⃣2⃣ 🇲🇽 Earthquake M 4.2, 21/01 19:53, depth: 163 Km, CHIAPAS, MEXICO #earthquake #emsc pic.twitter.com/MktuSEm7fR

— EQGR — World (@eqgr_world) 22 января 2017 г.

​The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 163 kilometers (about 101 miles).

There are no reports about damages and victims.

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