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M4.6 earthquake 10 km NW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Puerto Madero, Mexico on Sat, Sep 26, 2015, 11:13 AM CDT (16:13 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-09-26 16:13:25 UTC
Depth
73.8 km (45.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.775° N, 92.504° W
Region
Mexico
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Copoya. Also felt at San Pedro Sacatepequez and Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala.

From the USGS event page for us20003pca. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.3 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
94

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 4022 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.675 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4017 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.361 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4016 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.262 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4008 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.26 km NE of San José Ojetenán, Guatemala · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.240 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4005 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.31 km SE of Tinajas 1ra. Sección, Mexico · 3976 days ago · 103 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.54 km NNE of El Encanto, Mexico · 3972 days ago · 81 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.287 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3967 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.385 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.31 km NE of Concepción Tutuapa, Guatemala · 4029 days ago · 177 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.373 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4030 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.373 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4030 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.577 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4031 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.2105 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico · 4032 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.092 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4032 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.590 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4035 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.173 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4046 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.277 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4046 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.643 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4047 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.093 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 4049 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 5.44 km NNE of Hidalgo, Mexico · 4049 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
  14. 4.130 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4053 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003pca. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.