M4.4 earthquake 15 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 15 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico on Sun, Apr 24, 2016, 6:50 PM CDT (23:50 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-24 23:50:53 UTC
- Depth
- 91.0 km (56.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.418° N, 93.329° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.2 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 323
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.474 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.271 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3782 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.176 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3782 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.368 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3779 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005lh2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.