Mexico earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 13 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico on Thu, Aug 10, 2017, 4:53 AM CDT (09:53 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 32 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-08-10 09:53:09 UTC
Depth
70.6 km (43.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.625° N, 92.502° W
Region
Mexico
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.0 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.567 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3337 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 5.332 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 3327 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 9
  3. 5.3near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.395 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.994 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3325 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.584 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3325 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.1104 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3324 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.387 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3323 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.12 km WNW of Bejucal de Ocampo, Mexico · 3322 days ago · 175 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.710 km N of Champerico, Guatemala · 3321 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 8
  11. 4.40 km ESE of Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico · 3308 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.361 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3307 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.327 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3305 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.281 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3303 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.775 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3303 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.278 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3303 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.463 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3278 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.1near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3338 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.935 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3342 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.272 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3353 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a6uj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.