M3.9 earthquake 125 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico

Magnitude

3.9 (mb), minor

Local time

Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 4:49 PM CDT

UTC

2017-10-25 21:49:42 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

14.717° N, 94.066° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

190°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

24

• Pijijiapan, MexicoPopulation 50,079. Forecast142 kmSW
• Tapachula, MexicoPopulation 353,706. Forecast195 kmW
• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 1,692,181. Forecast653 kmSE

After

1. 4.695 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoWed, Oct 25, 5:41 PM CDT · 3261 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
2. 4.2113 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoWed, Oct 25, 11:16 PM CDT · 3261 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
3. 4.070 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Oct 26, 7:00 PM CDT · 3260 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
4. 4.151 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoSun, Oct 29, 10:34 PM CST · 3257 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
5. 4.9101 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoSun, Oct 29, 11:13 PM CST · 3257 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
6. 4.5111 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoMon, Oct 30, 6:02 PM CST · 3256 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
7. 5.184 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoWed, Nov 1, 5:29 PM CST · 3254 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
8. 4.7106 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoMon, Nov 6, 5:33 PM CST · 3249 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
9. 4.289 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Nov 7, 9:33 AM CST · 3249 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.6118 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoWed, Nov 8, 9:28 AM CST · 3248 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
11. 4.1106 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSun, Nov 12, 4:00 AM CST · 3244 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
12. 4.0112 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSun, Nov 12, 4:29 PM CST · 3243 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
13. 5.2106 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Nov 18, 11:07 AM CST · 3237 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
14. 4.4116 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Nov 18, 12:43 PM CST · 3237 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
15. 5.3141 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoMon, Nov 20, 10:13 PM CST · 3235 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
16. 4.486 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Nov 21, 6:51 PM CST · 3234 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
17. 4.090 km WSW of Puerto Madero, MexicoTue, Nov 28, 6:12 PM CST · 3227 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
18. 4.3130 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoWed, Nov 29, 3:29 PM CST · 3226 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
19. 4.187 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoThu, Nov 30, 9:42 PM CST · 3225 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
20. 4.194 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Dec 8, 10:33 PM CST · 3217 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
21. 4.892 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Dec 12, 2:53 AM CST · 3214 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
22. 4.293 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoWed, Dec 13, 12:54 PM CST · 3212 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away

Before

1. 5.094 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Oct 24, 11:12 AM CDT · 3262 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
2. 4.1114 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoMon, Oct 23, 9:19 AM CDT · 3264 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
3. 4.3131 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSun, Oct 22, 7:08 PM CDT · 3264 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
4. 4.154 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Oct 20, 8:01 AM CDT · 3267 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away
5. 4.5101 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoThu, Oct 19, 1:00 AM CDT · 3268 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
6. 4.293 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Oct 17, 6:23 PM CDT · 3269 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
7. 4.290 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Oct 14, 11:26 PM CDT · 3272 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
8. 4.396 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Oct 14, 5:03 AM CDT · 3273 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
9. 4.3100 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Oct 14, 2:18 AM CDT · 3273 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
10. 4.675 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Oct 13, 6:40 PM CDT · 3273 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
11. 4.080 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Oct 13, 1:38 AM CDT · 3274 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
12. 4.2116 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Oct 12, 9:32 PM CDT · 3274 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
13. 4.6123 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoThu, Oct 12, 2:49 PM CDT · 3274 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
14. 4.2142 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoTue, Oct 10, 7:41 PM CDT · 3276 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
15. 4.293 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Oct 10, 5:57 PM CDT · 3276 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
16. 4.150 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoMon, Oct 9, 10:31 PM CDT · 3277 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
17. 4.0115 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Oct 6, 5:25 PM CDT · 3280 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
18. 4.3136 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoWed, Oct 4, 7:27 AM CDT · 3283 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
19. 4.8106 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoWed, Oct 4, 2:34 AM CDT · 3283 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
20. 4.598 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Oct 3, 1:32 AM CDT · 3284 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bh3t. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.