Mexico

Brief · 15 September 2026

Mexico experienced multiple earthquakes off its Pacific coast this week, including a newly reported M5.3 event off Michoacán and an M4.5 event southwest of Puerto Madero, alongside an ongoing regional drought affecting a large area of Central America and Mexico. Other tracked activity in the country included a wildfire, a green-level flood, and several smaller earthquakes near Puerto Madero.

Drought A drought classified as orange severity is affecting 343,582 km² across Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and El Salvador, first tracked on 27 July 2026 and still ongoing as of 14 September.

Earthquake An M4.5 earthquake struck 84 km southwest of Puerto Madero, Mexico, at a depth of 10 km, with an estimated population exposure of 878,030. A newly reported M5.3 earthquake also occurred off the coast of Michoacán, Mexico, at a depth of 10 km.

• A drought affecting Mexico and neighboring Central American countries, first tracked on 27 July 2026, is marked as a new significant event as of this week.
• An M5.3 earthquake off the coast of Michoacán, Mexico, was newly reported on 14 September 2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 15 Sept, 10:03 UTC from Hazardly's own event records for the seven days to 15 September 2026. Not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.