M4.2 earthquake 143 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Fri, Sep 8, 2017, 3:07 AM CDT

UTC

2017-09-08 08:07:06 UTC

Depth

45.6 km (28.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

14.830° N, 94.474° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.0 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

192°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

35

• Tonalá, MexicoPopulation 35,322. Forecast160 kmSSW
• Tapachula, MexicoPopulation 353,706. Forecast238 kmW
• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 1,692,181. Forecast614 kmSE

After

1. 4.3111 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 3:31 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
2. 5.3near the coast of Oaxaca, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 3:34 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
3. 4.566 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 3:42 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
4. 4.499 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 3:45 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
5. 4.195 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 3:54 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
6. 4.580 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:08 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
7. 4.592 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:10 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
8. 4.682 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:12 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
9. 4.561 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:15 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
10. 4.277 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:20 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
11. 4.6120 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 5:18 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
12. 4.5129 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 6:11 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
13. 4.799 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 6:51 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
14. 4.5near the coast of Oaxaca, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 7:03 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
15. 5.290 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 7:06 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
16. 4.381 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 7:12 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
17. 4.363 km WSW of El Palmarcito, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 7:17 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
18. 4.7110 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 7:45 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
19. 4.365 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 8:27 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
20. 4.3103 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 8:33 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
21. 4.5134 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 8:36 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
22. 4.5108 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 8:43 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
23. 4.493 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 8:49 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
24. 4.657 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:16 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
25. 5.0103 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:40 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
26. 5.375 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:45 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
27. 4.279 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 10:02 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
28. 4.3near the coast of Oaxaca, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 10:36 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
29. 4.2142 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:06 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
30. 4.6141 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:08 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
31. 4.176 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:12 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
32. 4.993 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:12 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
33. 4.8102 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:14 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
34. 5.0113 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 11:19 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
35. 4.899 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 12:01 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
36. 4.968 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 12:02 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
37. 4.1101 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 12:21 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
38. 4.3116 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 12:32 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
39. 4.985 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:00 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
40. 4.2116 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:35 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
41. 4.577 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:04 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
42. 4.7101 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:06 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
43. 4.7128 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 3:09 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
44. 4.178 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 3:24 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
45. 4.278 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:13 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
46. 4.364 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:27 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
47. 4.894 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:31 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
48. 4.582 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:39 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
49. 4.760 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:53 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
50. 4.788 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 4:57 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
51. 4.465 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 5:14 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
52. 4.862 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 5:28 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
53. 4.1102 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 6:22 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
54. 4.465 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 7:47 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
55. 3.9101 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 8:00 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
56. 4.179 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 8:14 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
57. 4.9109 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:32 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
58. 5.166 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:43 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
59. 4.085 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 9:57 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
60. 4.085 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 10:01 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 4.3148 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 3:01 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
2. 4.578 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:59 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
3. 4.375 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:51 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
4. 4.185 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:46 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
5. 4.472 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:38 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
6. 4.469 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:30 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
7. 4.193 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:25 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
8. 4.2113 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:20 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
9. 4.2174 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:03 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
10. 4.299 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 2:01 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
11. 4.185 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:55 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
12. 4.268 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:38 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
13. 4.295 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:34 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
14. 4.092 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:33 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
15. 4.386 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:26 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
16. 4.361 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:13 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
17. 4.688 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:08 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
18. 4.3111 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:05 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
19. 4.2112 km S of El Carrizal, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:03 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
20. 4.288 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoFri, Sep 8, 1:02 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000arui. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.