Mexico earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 110 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 110 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico on Fri, Sep 8, 2017, 7:45 AM CDT (12:45 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 80 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-08 12:45:59 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.110° N, 94.365° W
Region
Mexico
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
177

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ai1z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.