Mexico earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 31 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico on Fri, Sep 8, 2017, 9:25 AM CDT (14:25 UTC), 83 km (51 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
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2017-09-08 14:25:03 UTC
Depth
82.7 km (51.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.884° N, 94.221° W
Region
Mexico
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.0 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
200

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ai3c. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.