Mexico earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 101 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 101 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico on Sat, Jul 29, 2017, 4:41 AM CDT (09:41 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M8.2 2017 Tehuantepec, Mexico Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-07-29 09:41:06 UTC
Depth
33.9 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.849° N, 93.876° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
103

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3327 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.395 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3327 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.994 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.584 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.1104 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3325 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.2115 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3324 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.0118 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3318 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.114 km WSW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3316 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.5117 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3312 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.4103 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3311 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 8.22017 Tehuantepec, Mexico Earthquake · 3310 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2,651 · PAGER red · tsunami flag
  12. 5.7100 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 26
  13. 4.848 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3310 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 5.2113 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.681 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3310 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 5.298 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 5.1112 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3310 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.981 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3310 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.362 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.368 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3310 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.679 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico · 3310 days ago · 55 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.688 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  23. 4.361 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3310 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 4.092 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3310 days ago · 63 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 4.295 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 4.268 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 4.299 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 36 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 4.193 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico · 3310 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 4.3148 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 4.2143 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 4.3111 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 5.3near the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 4.566 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3310 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 4.592 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 4.682 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 4.561 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3310 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 4.340 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 4.6120 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 4.5129 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 4.799 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 5.290 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  42. 4.363 km WSW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 4.7110 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  44. 4.365 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 4.3103 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 4.5134 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 4.5108 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 4.493 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 4.657 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico · 3309 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 5.375 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  51. 4.2142 km S of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 4.6141 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 4.176 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 4.993 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 5.0113 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 5.121 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico · 3309 days ago · 86 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 4.899 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 4.3116 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 4.428 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico · 3309 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 4.985 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.187 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3360 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.6116 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3376 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.6101 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3376 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.0181 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3378 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a2hk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.