Mexico earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 108 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 108 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico on Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 5:43 AM CST (11:43 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 83 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
UTC
2016-03-28 11:43:40 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.860° N, 93.982° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.187 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3823 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.415 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 6.083 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  4. 4.474 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.3144 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.271 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3782 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.176 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3782 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 5.3140 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.3122 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3852 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.0117 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3853 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.7149 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3857 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.589 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico · 3857 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 5.058 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3863 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.976 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico · 3868 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005fcv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.