M4.9 earthquake 7 km N of Tamaulipas, Mexico
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 7 km N of Tamaulipas, Mexico on Mon, Aug 22, 2016, 6:42 AM CDT (11:42 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-22 11:42:31 UTC
- Depth
- 108.1 km (67.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.842° N, 93.402° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.051 · 119 stations |
| 4.96 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.1 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Stations used
- 97
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.11 km NW of Tamaulipas, Mexico · 3693 days ago · 109 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.26 km SSW of Hermenegildo Galeana, Mexico · 3636 days ago · 168 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006fr8 (also filed as iscgem609374977). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.