Mexico earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 92 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 92 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico on Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 2:53 AM CST (08:53 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mww), light
Local time
UTC
2017-12-12 08:53:19 UTC
Depth
32.1 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.214° N, 94.218° W
Region
Mexico
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
4.8 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 70°, dip 49°, rake -146°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 316°, dip 65°, rake -47°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.2 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
250

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c3al. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.