M4.2 earthquake 94 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Fri, Sep 29, 2017, 8:27 PM CDT

UTC

2017-09-30 01:27:26 UTC

Depth

13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

15.212° N, 94.246° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.6 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

195°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

50

• Tonalá, MexicoPopulation 35,322. Forecast111 kmSSW
• Tuxtla, MexicoPopulation 604,147. Forecast210 kmSW
• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 1,692,181. Forecast599 kmSE

After

1. 4.0110 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 30, 1:22 AM CDT · 3287 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
2. 4.490 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 30, 4:48 AM CDT · 3287 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
3. 4.180 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSat, Sep 30, 1:31 PM CDT · 3286 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
4. 4.1115 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoSun, Oct 1, 4:22 AM CDT · 3286 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
5. 4.265 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSun, Oct 1, 5:33 AM CDT · 3286 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
6. 4.499 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSun, Oct 1, 2:22 PM CDT · 3285 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
7. 4.978 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Oct 3, 12:30 AM CDT · 3284 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
8. 4.598 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Oct 3, 1:32 AM CDT · 3284 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
9. 4.289 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Oct 3, 5:02 PM CDT · 3283 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
10. 4.8106 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoWed, Oct 4, 2:34 AM CDT · 3283 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
11. 4.3136 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoWed, Oct 4, 7:27 AM CDT · 3283 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
12. 4.448 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoWed, Oct 4, 10:17 AM CDT · 3283 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
13. 4.258 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoWed, Oct 4, 4:05 PM CDT · 3282 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
14. 4.0115 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Oct 6, 5:25 PM CDT · 3280 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
15. 4.490 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Oct 9, 4:22 AM CDT · 3278 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
16. 4.293 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Oct 10, 5:57 PM CDT · 3276 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
17. 4.2142 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoTue, Oct 10, 7:41 PM CDT · 3276 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
18. 4.362 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoWed, Oct 11, 6:01 AM CDT · 3276 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
19. 4.277 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoWed, Oct 11, 6:06 AM CDT · 3276 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
20. 4.6123 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoThu, Oct 12, 2:49 PM CDT · 3274 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
21. 4.2116 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Oct 12, 9:32 PM CDT · 3274 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
22. 4.080 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Oct 13, 1:38 AM CDT · 3274 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
23. 4.567 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Oct 13, 6:23 AM CDT · 3274 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
24. 4.675 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Oct 13, 6:40 PM CDT · 3273 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
25. 4.3100 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Oct 14, 2:18 AM CDT · 3273 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
26. 4.396 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Oct 14, 5:03 AM CDT · 3273 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
27. 4.290 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Oct 14, 11:26 PM CDT · 3272 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
28. 4.559 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoTue, Oct 17, 4:23 AM CDT · 3270 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
29. 4.293 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Oct 17, 6:23 PM CDT · 3269 days ago · 43 km deep · 6 km away
30. 4.5101 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoThu, Oct 19, 1:00 AM CDT · 3268 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
31. 4.154 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Oct 20, 8:01 AM CDT · 3267 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
32. 4.012 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Oct 20, 8:28 AM CDT · 3267 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
33. 4.3131 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSun, Oct 22, 7:08 PM CDT · 3264 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
34. 4.1114 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoMon, Oct 23, 9:19 AM CDT · 3264 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
35. 5.094 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Oct 24, 11:12 AM CDT · 3262 days ago · 30 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
36. 3.9125 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoWed, Oct 25, 4:49 PM CDT · 3261 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
37. 4.695 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoWed, Oct 25, 5:41 PM CDT · 3261 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
38. 4.2113 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoWed, Oct 25, 11:16 PM CDT · 3261 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
39. 4.070 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Oct 26, 7:00 PM CDT · 3260 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
40. 4.151 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoSun, Oct 29, 10:34 PM CST · 3257 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
41. 4.9101 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoSun, Oct 29, 11:13 PM CST · 3257 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
42. 4.5111 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoMon, Oct 30, 6:02 PM CST · 3256 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
43. 4.184 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoWed, Nov 1, 8:51 AM CST · 3255 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
44. 5.184 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoWed, Nov 1, 5:29 PM CST · 3254 days ago · 59 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
45. 4.260 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSun, Nov 5, 1:24 PM CST · 3250 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
46. 4.7106 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoMon, Nov 6, 5:33 PM CST · 3249 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
47. 4.289 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Nov 7, 9:33 AM CST · 3249 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
48. 4.6118 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoWed, Nov 8, 9:28 AM CST · 3248 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
49. 4.287 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoThu, Nov 9, 3:03 PM CST · 3246 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
50. 4.1106 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSun, Nov 12, 4:00 AM CST · 3244 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
51. 4.0112 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSun, Nov 12, 4:29 PM CST · 3243 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
52. 4.986 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoThu, Nov 16, 6:55 AM CST · 3240 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
53. 4.182 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoThu, Nov 16, 8:04 AM CST · 3240 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
54. 5.2106 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Nov 18, 11:07 AM CST · 3237 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
55. 4.4116 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Nov 18, 12:43 PM CST · 3237 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
56. 5.3141 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoMon, Nov 20, 10:13 PM CST · 3235 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
57. 4.486 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Nov 21, 6:51 PM CST · 3234 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

Before

1. 4.293 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoFri, Sep 29, 5:39 PM CDT · 3287 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
2. 4.9103 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 29, 4:50 PM CDT · 3287 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
3. 4.7142 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 29, 3:30 PM CDT · 3287 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
4. 4.7108 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoFri, Sep 29, 2:30 PM CDT · 3287 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
5. 4.466 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 29, 10:23 AM CDT · 3288 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
6. 4.591 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 29, 6:45 AM CDT · 3288 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
7. 4.4124 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 29, 3:46 AM CDT · 3288 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
8. 5.2130 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 28, 11:33 PM CDT · 3288 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
9. 5.4125 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 28, 11:00 PM CDT · 3288 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.151 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 28, 3:23 PM CDT · 3288 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
11. 4.599 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 28, 1:17 PM CDT · 3288 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
12. 4.2104 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Sep 26, 6:19 PM CDT · 3290 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
13. 4.166 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Sep 26, 11:07 AM CDT · 3290 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
14. 4.085 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoTue, Sep 26, 8:42 AM CDT · 3291 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
15. 4.4110 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Sep 26, 8:40 AM CDT · 3291 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
16. 4.7111 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Sep 26, 12:33 AM CDT · 3291 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
17. 4.683 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 11:29 AM CDT · 3291 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
18. 4.6117 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 9:30 AM CDT · 3292 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
19. 4.4100 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 9:09 AM CDT · 3292 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
20. 4.584 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 4:39 AM CDT · 3292 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ax2c. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.