Mexico earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 33 km SSW of Mapastepec, Mexico

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 33 km SSW of Mapastepec, Mexico on Sat, Jun 6, 2015, 8:43 AM CDT (13:43 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14 km S of Monterrey, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-06-06 13:43:18 UTC
Depth
93.7 km (58.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.164° N, 93.042° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.2 km horizontally, 13.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4128 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.814 km S of Monterrey, Mexico · 4127 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.02 km NW of Tres Picos, Mexico · 4106 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.8104 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4102 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.8Mexico-Guatemala border region · 4099 days ago · 145 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.330 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4099 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.011 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4091 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.225 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4085 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.132 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico · 4083 days ago · 89 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.41 km S of Nueva Palestina, Mexico · 4166 days ago · 181 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002qbr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC.