Mexico earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 2 km ENE of Colonia Jordán, Mexico

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Colonia Jordán, Mexico on Tue, Oct 10, 2017, 9:43 AM CDT (14:43 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 12 km E of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-10 14:43:15 UTC
Depth
35.1 km (21.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.397° N, 95.185° W
Region
Mexico
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.0 km horizontally, 13.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.11 km WNW of San Pedro Comitancillo, Mexico · 3275 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.15 km E of Colonia Jordán, Mexico · 3274 days ago · 45 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 4.26 km W of Santa Rosa, Mexico · 3274 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.567 km S of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3274 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 5.512 km E of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3273 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 34
  6. 3.98 km S of Colonia Juárez, Mexico · 3272 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.353 km SE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3272 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.325 km S of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3271 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.559 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3270 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.241 km S of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3266 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.24 km E of San Blas Atempa, Mexico · 3264 days ago · 53 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.16 km W of Santa Rosa, Mexico · 3264 days ago · 51 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.636 km SSE of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3262 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.029 km SSE of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3260 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.04 km SSW of Santa María Mixtequilla, Mexico · 3258 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.31 km WSW of Huazantlán del Río, Mexico · 3257 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.25 km SW of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3257 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  18. 4.38 km SSW of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3254 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.64 km SSE of Huazantlán del Río, Mexico · 3254 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.260 km S of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3250 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.33 km NW of Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, Mexico · 3247 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 4.313 km NNE of Santa María Chimalapa, Mexico · 3243 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.145 km SE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3239 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.836 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3237 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 4.147 km SE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3235 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 4.25 km NNE of Colonia Jordán, Mexico · 3232 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 4.530 km S of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3228 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  28. 4.37 km W of Juchitán de Zaragoza, Mexico · 3226 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.15 km WNW of Santa María Xadani, Mexico · 3278 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.19 km NNW of Santo Domingo Chihuitán, Mexico · 3279 days ago · 101 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.32 km NE of Magdalena Tlacotepec, Mexico · 3280 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.33 km SW of Magdalena Tlacotepec, Mexico · 3280 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.16 km SW of El Espinal, Mexico · 3281 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.158 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3282 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.13 km W of Palomares, Mexico · 3282 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.33 km ENE of San Pedro Comitancillo, Mexico · 3282 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.448 km S of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3283 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.08 km SSE of Santa María Ecatepec, Mexico · 3284 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.210 km ENE of Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, Mexico · 3285 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.812 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3287 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.432 km SSE of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3287 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.466 km S of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3288 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.33 km ENE of Paso Real de Sarabia, Mexico · 3289 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.08 km SSE of Rincón Moreno, Mexico · 3289 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.32 km SSW of Magdalena Tlacotepec, Mexico · 3289 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.37 km N of Santa Rosa, Mexico · 3290 days ago · 65 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  19. 4.32 km E of Santa María Xadani, Mexico · 3291 days ago · 78 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.48 km SSE of San Pedro Comitancillo, Mexico · 3292 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000b3il. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC.