Mexico earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 74 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 74 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico on Sun, Sep 24, 2017, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 12 km E of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-24 23:29:30 UTC
Depth
44.9 km (27.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.577° N, 94.475° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.7 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 298°, dip 58°, rake 84°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 129°, dip 33°, rake 100°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
542

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 92.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000au2s. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.