Mexico earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 72 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 72 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico on Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 9:10 AM CDT (14:10 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-07-25 14:10:28 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.406° N, 93.006° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.935 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3344 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.1near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3341 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.313 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3340 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.567 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3339 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.3near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3329 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.395 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3328 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.994 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3327 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.584 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3327 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.1104 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.387 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.2115 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.0118 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3319 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.092 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3311 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.40 km ESE of Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico · 3311 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.361 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.4146 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3308 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.327 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3307 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.281 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3305 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.775 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3305 days ago · 53 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 4.278 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3305 days ago · 49 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 4.137 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3304 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.187 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3361 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.6116 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3377 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.6101 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3377 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.1107 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3381 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a0u8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.