M4.9 earthquake 8km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 8km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX on Mon, Apr 25, 1955, 3:43 AM GMT-7 (10:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1955-04-25 10:43:07 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.466° N, 114.989° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 320°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.54km S of Brawley, CA · 26080 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.74km NE of Imperial, CA · 26046 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.041km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 26045 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.88km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 26045 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.95km E of Calipatria, CA · 26043 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.63km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 26042 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297793. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.