Mexico earthquakes

M5.9 earthquake 29 km SSW of El Colomo, Mexico

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of El Colomo, Mexico on Wed, Jan 22, 2003, 1:41 PM CST (19:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.9 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Wed, Jan 22, 2003, 1:41 PM CST
UTC: 2003-01-22 19:41:38 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 18.822° N, 104.374° W
Region: Mexico
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 10.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.0 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 299°, dip 23°, rake 85°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 124°, dip 67°, rake 92°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 308

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bp09 (also filed as gcmtb012203d, gcmt20030122194138, atlas20030122194144, iscgem6541887). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.