Mexico earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 76 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 76 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico on Fri, Apr 15, 2016, 8:24 PM CDT (01:24 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2016-04-16 01:24:11 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.252° N, 92.945° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.573 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3821 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 6.083 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.788 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.576 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.888 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 6.075 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3810 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  7. 4.474 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.9near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3800 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.212 km SSE of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3795 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.235 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.377 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.368 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3779 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.316 km SE of Ocós, Guatemala · 3771 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  14. 4.486 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.373 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.477 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3762 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.6106 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.187 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3823 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.389 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3823 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.380 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3823 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.553 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3829 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005iwv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.