Mexico earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 18 km ESE of El Carrizal, Mexico

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of El Carrizal, Mexico on Mon, Sep 18, 2017, 7:06 AM CDT (12:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 7 km NNE of Ixtepec, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-18 12:06:55 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.011° N, 95.231° 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 II, 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?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
139

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 102.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000apva. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.