Mexico earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 102 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 102 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico on Sat, Sep 9, 2017, 8:21 AM CDT (13:21 UTC), 31 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 92 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Sat, Sep 9, 2017, 8:21 AM CDT
UTC: 2017-09-09 13:21:57 UTC
Depth: 31.5 km (19.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 15.174° N, 94.323° W
Region: Mexico
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 7.4 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 136°
Stations used: 144

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 147 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000aivg (also filed as iscgem611073723). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.