Mexico earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 97 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 97 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico on Mon, Sep 11, 2017, 2:57 AM CDT (07:57 UTC), 36 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
4.4 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-11 07:57:40 UTC
Depth
35.9 km (22.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.172° N, 94.235° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 68°, dip 41°, rake -139°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 304°, dip 65°, rake -57°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.6 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
259

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 184.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ajwn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.