Mexico earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 14 km SSW of Manzanillo, Mexico

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Manzanillo, Mexico on Tue, Mar 11, 2003, 6:32 PM CST (00:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 20 km S of Cuyutlán, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (md), light
Local time
UTC
2003-03-12 00:32:01 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.989° N, 104.383° 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
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.949 km SSW of El Naranjo, Mexico · 8594 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.954 km SSW of El Naranjo, Mexico · 8594 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.057 km SW of Cuyutlán, Mexico · 8588 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.542 km SSW of El Naranjo, Mexico · 8585 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.120 km S of Cuyutlán, Mexico · 8570 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.948 km SSW of El Naranjo, Mexico · 8570 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.121 km SW of Cofradía de Morelos, Mexico · 8563 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.238 km SW of Cuyutlán, Mexico · 8552 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.3Near the coast of Colima, Mexico · 8551 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.932 km S of Cuyutlán, Mexico · 8543 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Near the coast of Colima, Mexico · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.361 km SSW of Cuyutlán, Mexico · 8600 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.267 km S of Barra de Navidad, Mexico · 8611 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.84 km WSW of Tecomán, Mexico · 8617 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.158 km SSW of El Colomo, Mexico · 8618 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.871 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico · 8619 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 5.317 km SW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico · 8620 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.143 km S of Cuyutlán, Mexico · 8623 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.035 km SSW of El Colomo, Mexico · 8624 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.146 km SSW of El Colomo, Mexico · 8624 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.81 km S of Comala, Mexico · 8626 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bsf7. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC.