Mexico earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 118 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 118 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico on Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 10:55 PM CDT (03:55 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-08-31 03:55:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.180° N, 93.367° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4103 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3310 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.092 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3309 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.299 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.361 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3307 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.4146 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3306 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.281 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3303 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.775 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3303 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.278 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3303 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.486 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3292 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.7108 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3288 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.293 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3288 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.463 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3278 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.150 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3277 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.9125 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3262 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.2115 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3324 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.387 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3324 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.1104 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3324 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.584 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.994 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.395 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3327 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 5.3near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3327 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.1near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3339 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.935 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3342 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000aehm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.