Mexico earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 73 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 73 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico on Thu, Sep 3, 2015, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-09-04 01:58:16 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.446° N, 93.037° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.1 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3132 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4046 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.6117 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4044 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.6116 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4044 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.2120 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4044 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.9122 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4043 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 5.2near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4041 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.5110 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4041 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.3126 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4041 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.3123 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4041 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.4117 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4039 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.590 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4037 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.8119 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4037 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.092 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4035 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.2105 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico · 4035 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.577 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4034 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.373 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4033 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.373 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4032 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.385 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 4.3127 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4029 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.610 km NW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4027 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  21. 4.3123 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4025 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 4.5125 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4025 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 4.3120 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4025 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 4.675 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4020 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  25. 4.361 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4019 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.262 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4011 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 4.240 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4008 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.277 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4049 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.643 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4050 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.2143 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4051 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.093 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4051 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.130 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4055 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.480 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4059 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.119 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4061 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.9near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4061 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.013 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4065 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.262 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4067 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.143 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4068 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away

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