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M3.9 earthquake 35 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico on Sat, Aug 5, 2017, 7:57 PM CDT (00:57 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 32 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-06 00:57:30 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.372° N, 92.511° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 11.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.438 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3341 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.1near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3340 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.313 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3339 days ago · 71 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.567 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3338 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 5.332 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3328 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 9
  6. 5.3near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3328 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.395 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3327 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.994 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.584 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.1104 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3325 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.387 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3325 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.2115 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3325 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.710 km N of Champerico, Guatemala · 3322 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 8
  14. 4.0118 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3318 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.40 km ESE of Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.281 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3304 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.775 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3304 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.278 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3304 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.272 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3355 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a6v2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.