M4.8 earthquake 13 km NW of El Paraíso, Mexico
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 13 km NW of El Paraíso, Mexico on Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 9:34 AM CST (15:34 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-12 15:34:24 UTC
- Depth
- 106.0 km (65.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.618° N, 95.218° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Felt reports
- 15
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
15 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.1 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 73
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.48 km WSW of Donaji, Mexico · 3201 days ago · 84 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
- 4.414 km SSE of Cuauhtémoc, Mexico · 3178 days ago · 112 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c3dw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.