The 1995 Chiapas earthquake occurred on October 20 at 20:38 local time.

The epicenter was located in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, near Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

In Tuxtla Gutiérrez, telephone and electricity services were momentarily interrupted.

[6] The centroid mechanism is of thrust faulting with a small strike-slip component.

The rupture of this earthquake propagated from NW to SE over a distance of about 30 km.