Mexico earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 94 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 94 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico on Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 11:12 AM CDT (16:12 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 141 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 11:12 AM CDT
UTC: 2017-10-24 16:12:12 UTC
Depth: 29.8 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 15.213° N, 94.243° W
Region: Mexico
Felt reports: 3
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
5.0	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.028 · 411 stations
5.24	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1

Did you feel it?

3 people 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 5.2 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.03
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 94°
Stations used: 204

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000awcj (also filed as iscgem611259514). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.