M3.9 earthquake 32 km S of Cuyutlán, Mexico
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 32 km S of Cuyutlán, Mexico on Mon, May 5, 2003, 12:01 AM CDT (05:01 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km SSE of Aquila, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-05 05:01:29 UTC
- Depth
- 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.625° N, 104.050° 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
- 201°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.731 km SE of Aquila, Mexico · 8553 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.3Near the coast of Colima, Mexico · 8555 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.238 km SW of Cuyutlán, Mexico · 8556 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.750 km SSE of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico · 8565 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.925 km SSE of Villa Victoria, Mexico · 8565 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.121 km SW of Cofradía de Morelos, Mexico · 8567 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.550 km S of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico · 8568 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.948 km SSW of El Naranjo, Mexico · 8574 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.120 km S of Cuyutlán, Mexico · 8575 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwn5. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.