M3.5 earthquake 49 km SSW of El Naranjo, Mexico

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 49 km SSW of El Naranjo, Mexico on Wed, Jan 22, 2003, 4:08 PM CST (22:08 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 48 km SSW of El Colomo, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bp0n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.