M4.1 earthquake 1 km NW of Tamaulipas, Mexico
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Tamaulipas, Mexico on Thu, Aug 25, 2016, 9:56 AM CDT (14:56 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km SSW of Hermenegildo Galeana, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-25 14:56:33 UTC
- Depth
- 109.4 km (68.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.784° N, 93.419° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006tve. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.