M4.2 earthquake 38 km SW of Cuyutlán, Mexico
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 38 km SW of Cuyutlán, Mexico on Sat, Apr 26, 2003, 10:49 AM CDT (15:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 Near the coast of Colima, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (md), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-26 15:49:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.725° N, 104.374° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 189°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Near the coast of Colima, Mexico · 8551 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.932 km S of Cuyutlán, Mexico · 8543 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bw0e. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC.