Mexico earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 1 km W of Villa Comaltitlán, Mexico

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 1 km W of Villa Comaltitlán, Mexico on Thu, Jul 17, 2014, 7:21 AM CDT (12:21 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 27 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Thu, Jul 17, 2014, 7:21 AM CDT
UTC: 2014-07-17 12:21:26 UTC
Depth: 111.2 km (69.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 15.212° N, 92.592° W
Region: Mexico
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.17
Stations used: 24

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000ryay. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.