View of the historic centre San Cristóbal in Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on May 19, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

BEIJING - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Chiapas, Mexico at 0933 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 123.5 km, was initially determined to be at 16.16 degrees north latitude and 93.52 degrees west longitude.