M4.2 earthquake 116 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Fri, Sep 8, 2017, 1:35 PM CDT

UTC

2017-09-08 18:35:55 UTC

Depth

33.2 km (20.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

15.092° N, 94.424° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.5 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

159°

Stations used

49

• Tonalá, MexicoPopulation 35,322. Forecast132 kmSSW
• Tuxtla, MexicoPopulation 604,147. Forecast232 kmSW
• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 1,692,181. Forecast596 kmSE

After

1. 4.577 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:04 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
2. 4.7101 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:06 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
3. 4.7128 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 3:09 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
4. 4.178 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 3:24 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
5. 4.278 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:13 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
6. 4.364 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:27 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
7. 4.894 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:31 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
8. 4.582 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:39 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
9. 4.760 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:53 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
10. 4.788 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:57 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
11. 4.465 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 5:14 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
12. 4.862 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 5:28 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
13. 4.1102 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 6:22 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
14. 4.247 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 7:23 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
15. 4.465 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 7:47 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
16. 3.9101 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 8:00 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
17. 4.179 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 8:14 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
18. 4.049 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 8:30 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
19. 4.227 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 8:40 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
20. 4.9109 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:32 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
21. 5.166 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:43 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
22. 4.085 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:57 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
23. 4.085 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 10:01 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
24. 4.076 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 10:05 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
25. 4.936 km SW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 10:08 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
26. 4.1113 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 10:18 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 66 km deep · 8 km away
27. 4.2104 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:02 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
28. 3.737 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:09 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
29. 3.996 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:14 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
30. 4.7113 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:22 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
31. 4.297 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:34 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
32. 4.1116 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:49 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
33. 5.595 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:54 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
34. 4.360 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 12:02 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
35. 4.388 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Sep 9, 12:09 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
36. 4.057 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Sep 9, 12:17 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
37. 4.3112 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 12:18 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
38. 4.762 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 12:22 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
39. 4.147 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 12:48 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
40. 4.575 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 1:12 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
41. 4.169 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 1:15 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
42. 4.257 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 1:19 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
43. 5.041 km SSW of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 1:24 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
44. 4.878 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Sep 9, 1:28 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
45. 4.2131 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 1:32 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
46. 4.2108 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 1:37 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 59 km deep · 11 km away
47. 4.165 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 2:00 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
48. 4.874 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Sep 9, 3:01 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
49. 4.197 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 3:44 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
50. 3.9130 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 4:39 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
51. 4.155 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 5:19 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
52. 4.059 km SSW of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 6:22 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
53. 4.971 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 6:50 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
54. 4.593 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 7:25 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
55. 4.396 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoSat, Sep 9, 7:48 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
56. 4.796 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 8:18 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
57. 4.8102 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 8:21 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
58. 4.1119 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 9:45 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
59. 4.285 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSat, Sep 9, 10:20 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
60. 4.673 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Sep 9, 10:27 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 5.058 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:24 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
2. 4.985 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:00 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
3. 4.428 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 12:52 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
4. 4.3116 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 12:32 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 36 km deep · 9 km away
5. 4.1101 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 12:21 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
6. 4.968 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 12:02 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
7. 4.899 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 12:01 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
8. 5.121 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:42 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
9. 5.0113 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:19 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
10. 4.8102 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:14 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
11. 4.993 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:12 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
12. 4.176 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:12 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
13. 4.6141 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:08 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
14. 4.2142 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:06 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
15. 4.3near the coast of Oaxaca, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 10:36 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
16. 4.279 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 10:02 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
17. 5.375 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:45 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
18. 5.0103 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:40 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
19. 5.131 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:25 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
20. 4.657 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:16 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ars8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.