Mexico earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 113 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 113 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico on Mon, Sep 11, 2017, 10:06 AM CDT (15:06 UTC), 44 km (27 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
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-11 15:06:49 UTC
Depth
44.1 km (27.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.875° N, 94.051° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
33

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 138.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ak4f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.