M4.4 earthquake Chiapas, Mexico
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in Chiapas, Mexico on Sun, Dec 31, 2017, 3:22 PM CST (21:22 UTC), 207 km (129 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 8 km ENE of Hermenegildo Galeana, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-31 21:22:37 UTC
- Depth
- 207.5 km (128.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.253° N, 92.896° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.5 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000c0jd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.