Mexico earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 84 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico on Tue, Aug 22, 2017, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC), 38 km (24 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: 4.5 (mb), light
Local time: Tue, Aug 22, 2017, 5:22 PM CDT
UTC: 2017-08-22 22:22:21 UTC
Depth: 38.2 km (23.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 14.456° N, 93.160° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 108°
Stations used: 158

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000aasv (also filed as iscgem610931681). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC.