Mexico earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 116 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 116 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico on Sat, Nov 18, 2017, 12:43 PM CST (18:43 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 36 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-11-18 18:43:59 UTC
Depth
36.9 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.170° N, 94.522° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 22.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
34

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000blu0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.