Mexico earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 81 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 81 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico on Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 9:19 PM CDT (02:19 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-14 02:19:52 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.255° N, 93.009° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.775 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3305 days ago · 53 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.278 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3305 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.7108 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3290 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.463 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3281 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.150 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3279 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.339 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3279 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.628 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 3260 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.435 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 3259 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.4146 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3309 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.361 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3309 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.0118 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3319 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.2115 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.387 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.1104 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3326 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.584 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3328 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.994 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3328 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.395 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3329 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 5.3near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico · 3329 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000am25. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC.