Mexico earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 2 km SE of Rincón Moreno, Mexico

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Rincón Moreno, Mexico on Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 1:42 PM CDT (18:42 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 7 km NNE of Ixtepec, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-12 18:42:01 UTC
Depth
38.8 km (24.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.210° N, 95.298° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
85

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 112.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000akyq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.