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M4.4 earthquake 0 km ESE of Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 0 km ESE of Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico on Fri, Sep 8, 2017, 9:09 AM CDT (14:09 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 75 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-08 14:09:55 UTC
Depth
44.6 km (27.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.171° N, 92.546° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.5 km horizontally, 26.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.361 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3307 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.323 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3306 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.327 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3305 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.520 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3305 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.775 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3303 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.137 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3302 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.733 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3297 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.463 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3278 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.150 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3277 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.339 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3277 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.710 km N of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3276 days ago · 96 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.21 km S of Dolores Jaltenango, Mexico · 3268 days ago · 168 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.114 km WSW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3316 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.12 km WNW of Bejucal de Ocampo, Mexico · 3322 days ago · 175 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.313 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3338 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000arrt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.