Mexico earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 5 km NNE of Colonia Jordán, Mexico

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Colonia Jordán, Mexico on Fri, Nov 24, 2017, 12:27 PM CST (18:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 35 km SSE 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
2017-11-24 18:27:28 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.436° N, 95.192° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
95

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.530 km S of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3228 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.37 km W of Juchitán de Zaragoza, Mexico · 3226 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.515 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3214 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.51 km E of Santiago Laollaga, Mexico · 3208 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.049 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3201 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.48 km WSW of Donaji, Mexico · 3200 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.05 km W of Santa María Mixtequilla, Mexico · 3197 days ago · 57 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.06 km NNW of Santo Domingo Chihuitán, Mexico · 3196 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.14 km WNW of Rincón Moreno, Mexico · 3195 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.635 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3193 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.414 km SSE of Cuauhtémoc, Mexico · 3177 days ago · 112 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.241 km S of Colonia Juárez, Mexico · 3174 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.147 km SE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3235 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.836 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3238 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.145 km SE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3239 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.313 km NNE of Santa María Chimalapa, Mexico · 3243 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.33 km NW of Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, Mexico · 3247 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.260 km S of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3251 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.64 km SSE of Huazantlán del Río, Mexico · 3254 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.38 km SSW of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3254 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.25 km SW of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3257 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.31 km WSW of Huazantlán del Río, Mexico · 3257 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.04 km SSW of Santa María Mixtequilla, Mexico · 3258 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.029 km SSE of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3260 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bu41. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.