Mexico earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 97 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 97 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico on Sat, Sep 9, 2017, 7:52 PM CDT (00:52 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 92 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-10 00:52:29 UTC
Depth
47.2 km (29.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.353° N, 94.499° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 7.4 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
103

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 165 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000aj3z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.