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M4.3 earthquake 68 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 68 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico on Sat, May 28, 2016, 7:20 PM CDT (00:20 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 4 km SSW 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
2016-05-29 00:20:18 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.579° N, 93.041° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
92

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.486 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.373 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.477 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3763 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.224 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3753 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.287 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3751 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.280 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3746 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.537 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3743 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.542 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3742 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.345 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3734 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.94 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3728 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.176 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3782 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.271 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3782 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.377 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.235 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3792 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.212 km SSE of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3795 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.9near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3800 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005yy0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.