Mexico earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 68 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 68 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico on Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 10:34 PM CDT (03:34 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 80 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-23 03:34:25 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.484° N, 95.183° W
Region
Mexico
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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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 10.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 73.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000atgc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.