Mexico earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 75 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 75 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico on Fri, Sep 8, 2017, 9:45 AM CDT (14:45 UTC), 60 km (37 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: 5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time: Fri, Sep 8, 2017, 9:45 AM CDT
UTC: 2017-09-08 14:45:02 UTC
Depth: 60.2 km (37.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 15.523° N, 94.387° W
Region: Mexico
Felt reports: 3
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 7.3 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 70°
Stations used: 283

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ai3n (also filed as iscgem617729586). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.