M4.6 earthquake 5 km E of Almagres, Mexico
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 5 km E of Almagres, Mexico on Sat, Oct 28, 2017, 1:31 PM CDT (18:31 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 13 km NW of El Paraíso, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-28 18:31:52 UTC
- Depth
- 122.5 km (76.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.800° N, 94.863° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.2 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 114
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.313 km NNE of Santa María Chimalapa, Mexico · 3244 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.813 km NW of El Paraíso, Mexico · 3215 days ago · 106 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 15
- 4.48 km WSW of Donaji, Mexico · 3201 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ay3c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC.