Mexico earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 89 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 89 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico on Thu, Apr 14, 2016, 8:03 AM CDT (13:03 UTC), 44 km (27 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-14 13:03:48 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.324° N, 93.147° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.1 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.187 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3823 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.276 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 6.083 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
  4. 4.788 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.576 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.888 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 6.075 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3811 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
  8. 4.474 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.9near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3800 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.212 km SSE of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3795 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.235 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.377 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.271 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3783 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.176 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3783 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.368 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3779 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.380 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3824 days ago · 48 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.3122 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3853 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.0117 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3853 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005i06. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.