Mexico earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 2 km SSW of Magdalena Tlacotepec, Mexico

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Magdalena Tlacotepec, Mexico on Thu, Sep 28, 2017, 12:08 AM CDT (05:08 UTC), 16 km (10 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: 4.3 (mb), light
Local time: Thu, Sep 28, 2017, 12:08 AM CDT
UTC: 2017-09-28 05:08:35 UTC
Depth: 15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 16.481° N, 95.211° 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 II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.0 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 79°
Stations used: 105

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000avrg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.