Mexico earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 104 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 104 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico on Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 11:05 PM CDT (04:05 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: 4.2 (mb), light
Local time: Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 11:05 PM CDT
UTC: 2017-09-13 04:05:56 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 15.256° N, 94.454° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 143°
Stations used: 69

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 157.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000al9n. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.