Mexico earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 101 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 101 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico on Thu, Oct 19, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT (06:00 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 106 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Thu, Oct 19, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT
UTC: 2017-10-19 06:00:19 UTC
Depth: 29.1 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 15.321° N, 94.515° W
Region: Mexico
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.5 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 127°
Stations used: 81

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000atz0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.