Mexico earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake 80 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 80 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico on Sun, Sep 24, 2017, 5:06 AM CDT (10:06 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.8 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sun, Sep 24, 2017, 5:06 AM CDT
UTC: 2017-09-24 10:06:11 UTC
Depth: 47.4 km (29.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 15.313° N, 94.170° W
Region: Mexico
Felt reports: 12
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 405.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.9 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

12 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Deaths: estimated chance of each range
Range	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Economic losses: estimated chance of each range
Range, million USD	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 5.8 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 56°, dip 60°, rake 23°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 314°, dip 70°, rake 148°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.6 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 72°
Stations used: 308

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 88.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000atwe (also filed as iscgem617733647). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.