M4.4 earthquake 42 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico

Magnitude

4.4 (mb), light

Local time

Thu, Sep 14, 2017, 9:45 PM CDT

UTC

2017-09-15 02:45:35 UTC

Depth

63.4 km (39.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

15.263° N, 93.523° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.1 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

174°

Stations used

82

• Pijijiapan, MexicoPopulation 50,079. Forecast58 kmSW
• Tapachula, MexicoPopulation 353,706. Forecast141 kmWNW
• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 1,692,181. Forecast652 kmSE

After

1. 3.979 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoFri, Sep 15, 4:36 AM CDT · 3302 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
2. 4.131 km SW of San Luqueño, MexicoFri, Sep 15, 11:05 AM CDT · 3302 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
3. 4.2115 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 15, 1:02 PM CDT · 3302 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
4. 4.085 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 12:35 AM CDT · 3302 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
5. 4.5116 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Sep 16, 5:18 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
6. 4.299 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 5:38 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
7. 4.9104 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Sep 16, 6:23 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
8. 4.1101 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 4:32 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
9. 4.590 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 6:10 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
10. 4.092 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 10:47 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
11. 4.2108 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSun, Sep 17, 8:39 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
12. 4.284 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 8:50 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
13. 4.1117 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 9:14 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
14. 4.4130 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoMon, Sep 18, 10:59 AM CDT · 3299 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
15. 5.598 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Sep 19, 2:53 AM CDT · 3299 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
16. 4.998 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Sep 19, 2:58 AM CDT · 3299 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
17. 4.733 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoWed, Sep 20, 5:39 AM CDT · 3297 days ago · 68 km deep · 14 km away
18. 4.232 km WSW of El Palmarcito, MexicoWed, Sep 20, 8:11 PM CDT · 3297 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
19. 4.1131 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 21, 5:39 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
20. 4.816 km SW of Tamaulipas, MexicoThu, Sep 21, 6:44 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
21. 4.1103 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 21, 12:23 PM CDT · 3296 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
22. 4.974 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 21, 3:22 PM CDT · 3296 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
23. 4.187 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoThu, Sep 21, 11:39 PM CDT · 3296 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
24. 4.2109 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 22, 3:04 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
25. 4.1103 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 2:12 AM CDT · 3295 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
26. 5.880 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 5:06 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 12
27. 4.088 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 5:47 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
28. 4.0100 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSun, Sep 24, 7:41 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
29. 4.589 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 2:23 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
30. 4.486 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 2:50 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
31. 4.7111 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Sep 26, 12:33 AM CDT · 3292 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
32. 4.2104 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Sep 26, 6:19 PM CDT · 3291 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
33. 4.599 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 28, 1:17 PM CDT · 3289 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
34. 4.151 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 28, 3:23 PM CDT · 3289 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
35. 5.4125 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 28, 11:00 PM CDT · 3289 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
36. 5.2130 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 28, 11:33 PM CDT · 3289 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
37. 4.4124 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 29, 3:46 AM CDT · 3289 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
38. 4.591 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 29, 6:45 AM CDT · 3288 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
39. 4.7108 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoFri, Sep 29, 2:30 PM CDT · 3288 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
40. 4.9103 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 29, 4:50 PM CDT · 3288 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
41. 4.293 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoFri, Sep 29, 5:39 PM CDT · 3288 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
42. 4.294 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 29, 8:27 PM CDT · 3288 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
43. 4.0110 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 30, 1:22 AM CDT · 3288 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
44. 4.490 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 30, 4:48 AM CDT · 3287 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
45. 4.1115 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoSun, Oct 1, 4:22 AM CDT · 3286 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
46. 4.978 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Oct 3, 12:30 AM CDT · 3285 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
47. 4.598 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Oct 3, 1:32 AM CDT · 3285 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
48. 4.8106 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoWed, Oct 4, 2:34 AM CDT · 3284 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
49. 4.3136 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoWed, Oct 4, 7:27 AM CDT · 3283 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
50. 4.0115 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Oct 6, 5:25 PM CDT · 3281 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
51. 4.150 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoMon, Oct 9, 10:31 PM CDT · 3278 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
52. 4.339 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoTue, Oct 10, 2:55 AM CDT · 3278 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
53. 4.293 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Oct 10, 5:57 PM CDT · 3277 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
54. 4.710 km N of El Palmarcito, MexicoTue, Oct 10, 6:55 PM CDT · 3277 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
55. 4.2116 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Oct 12, 9:32 PM CDT · 3275 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
56. 4.080 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Oct 13, 1:38 AM CDT · 3275 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
57. 4.675 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Oct 13, 6:40 PM CDT · 3274 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
58. 4.3100 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Oct 14, 2:18 AM CDT · 3274 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
59. 4.290 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Oct 14, 11:26 PM CDT · 3273 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
60. 4.293 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Oct 17, 6:23 PM CDT · 3270 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

1. 4.155 km WSW of El Palmarcito, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 6:32 PM CDT · 3303 days ago · 46 km deep · 16 km away
2. 4.137 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoThu, Sep 14, 5:30 PM CDT · 3303 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
3. 4.263 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 9:36 AM CDT · 3303 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away
4. 4.498 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoThu, Sep 14, 7:14 AM CDT · 3303 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
5. 4.0118 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 14, 1:14 AM CDT · 3304 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
6. 4.5106 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 1:10 AM CDT · 3304 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
7. 4.7106 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoWed, Sep 13, 4:42 PM CDT · 3304 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
8. 4.54 km S of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoWed, Sep 13, 7:48 AM CDT · 3304 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
9. 3.9124 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoWed, Sep 13, 6:27 AM CDT · 3304 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
10. 3.988 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoWed, Sep 13, 4:18 AM CDT · 3304 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
11. 4.527 km WSW of El Palmarcito, MexicoWed, Sep 13, 12:09 AM CDT · 3305 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
12. 4.2104 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 11:05 PM CDT · 3305 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
13. 4.03 km ESE of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Sep 12, 10:32 PM CDT · 3305 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
14. 4.196 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 8:16 PM CDT · 3305 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
15. 3.9126 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 7:19 PM CDT · 3305 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
16. 4.491 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Sep 12, 1:36 PM CDT · 3305 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
17. 4.693 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Sep 12, 1:29 PM CDT · 3305 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
18. 4.520 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoTue, Sep 12, 11:58 AM CDT · 3305 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
19. 5.089 km WSW of El Palmarcito, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 10:28 AM CDT · 3305 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
20. 4.6103 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Sep 12, 12:20 AM CDT · 3306 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000an1z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.