Mexico earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 130 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 130 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico on Sat, Sep 9, 2017, 4:39 AM CDT (09:39 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 92 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2017-09-09 09:39:10 UTC
Depth
21.6 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.912° N, 95.153° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
39

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 161.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ayb4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.