M4.2 earthquake 34 km SSE of Salina Cruz, Mexico

Magnitude

4.2 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:06 AM CDT

UTC

2017-09-12 11:06:14 UTC

Depth

33.1 km (20.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

15.889° N, 95.060° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.0 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

140°

Stations used

74

• Salina Cruz, MexicoPopulation 84,438. Forecast35 kmSSE
• Oaxaca, MexicoPopulation 255,029. Forecast220 kmSE
• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 1,692,181. Forecast485 kmSE

After

1. 4.444 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 10:25 AM CDT · 3307 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
2. 4.152 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 12:59 PM CDT · 3307 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
3. 4.42 km SE of Rincón Moreno, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 1:42 PM CDT · 3307 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
4. 4.378 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 2:06 PM CDT · 3307 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
5. 4.390 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 3:07 PM CDT · 3307 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
6. 4.088 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 4:26 PM CDT · 3307 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
7. 4.152 km S of El Carrizal, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 7:51 PM CDT · 3307 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
8. 4.196 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 8:16 PM CDT · 3307 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
9. 5.0117 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 9:01 PM CDT · 3307 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.4104 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 9:43 PM CDT · 3307 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
11. 4.2104 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 11:05 PM CDT · 3307 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
12. 4.457 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoWed, Sep 13, 3:34 AM CDT · 3307 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
13. 4.576 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoWed, Sep 13, 4:46 AM CDT · 3306 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
14. 4.363 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoWed, Sep 13, 4:57 AM CDT · 3306 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
15. 4.448 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoWed, Sep 13, 11:59 AM CDT · 3306 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
16. 4.16 km SSE of Huazantlán del Río, MexicoWed, Sep 13, 12:59 PM CDT · 3306 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
17. 5.155 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoWed, Sep 13, 4:30 PM CDT · 3306 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
18. 4.066 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoWed, Sep 13, 7:57 PM CDT · 3306 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
19. 4.483 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 1:05 AM CDT · 3306 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
20. 4.0near the coast of Oaxaca, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 1:24 AM CDT · 3306 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
21. 4.040 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 2:38 AM CDT · 3306 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
22. 4.491 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 9:33 AM CDT · 3305 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
23. 4.152 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 12:08 PM CDT · 3305 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
24. 4.355 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 3:59 PM CDT · 3305 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
25. 4.3102 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 8:11 PM CDT · 3305 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
26. 3.9105 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 8:44 PM CDT · 3305 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
27. 4.0120 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 15, 4:32 AM CDT · 3304 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
28. 4.141 km SW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 15, 8:19 PM CDT · 3304 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
29. 4.039 km SE of Santiago Astata, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 3:53 AM CDT · 3304 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
30. 5.611 km SSE of Salina Cruz, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 9:18 AM CDT · 3303 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
31. 4.029 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 10:01 AM CDT · 3303 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
32. 4.055 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 11:00 AM CDT · 3303 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
33. 4.514 km SE of Salina Cruz, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 12:07 PM CDT · 3303 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
34. 4.469 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 1:58 PM CDT · 3303 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
35. 5.1111 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 2:35 PM CDT · 3303 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
36. 4.041 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 5:28 PM CDT · 3303 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
37. 4.072 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 5:37 PM CDT · 3303 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
38. 4.590 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 6:10 PM CDT · 3303 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
39. 4.092 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 10:47 PM CDT · 3303 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
40. 4.519 km S of Colonia Juárez, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 1:03 AM CDT · 3303 days ago · 51 km deep · 16 km away
41. 5.033 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 1:07 AM CDT · 3303 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
42. 4.080 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 8:12 AM CDT · 3302 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
43. 4.2112 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 9:23 AM CDT · 3302 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
44. 4.127 km S of Salina Cruz, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 12:33 PM CDT · 3302 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
45. 4.086 km SE of El Carrizal, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 12:53 PM CDT · 3302 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
46. 4.918 km ESE of El Carrizal, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 7:06 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
47. 5.6108 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 9:19 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
48. 4.8119 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 10:13 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
49. 4.219 km SE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 12:25 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
50. 4.342 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 12:49 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
51. 4.144 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 2:47 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
52. 4.9102 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 2:51 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
53. 4.3116 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 5:13 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
54. 4.3101 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 8:23 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
55. 4.377 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 11:20 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
56. 4.963 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Sep 19, 2:03 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
57. 4.458 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoTue, Sep 19, 1:48 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
58. 5.0108 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Sep 19, 4:13 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
59. 4.613 km ENE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoTue, Sep 19, 6:11 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
60. 4.620 km SSE of Salina Cruz, MexicoTue, Sep 19, 10:28 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 160.

Before

1. 4.564 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 4:20 AM CDT · 3307 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
2. 4.072 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 2:19 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
3. 4.4105 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Sep 12, 12:46 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
4. 4.5near the coast of Oaxaca, MexicoMon, Sep 11, 9:30 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
5. 4.7near the coast of Oaxaca, MexicoMon, Sep 11, 9:09 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
6. 5.1101 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoMon, Sep 11, 8:12 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
7. 4.497 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoMon, Sep 11, 6:12 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
8. 4.267 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 11, 5:40 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
9. 5.049 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoMon, Sep 11, 5:20 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 48 km deep · 18 km away
10. 4.187 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 11, 4:18 PM CDT · 3308 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
11. 5.089 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoMon, Sep 11, 9:55 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
12. 4.2102 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 11, 9:46 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
13. 4.288 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoMon, Sep 11, 9:39 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
14. 4.4100 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 11, 4:26 AM CDT · 3308 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
15. 4.3119 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoMon, Sep 11, 12:50 AM CDT · 3309 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
16. 4.290 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoSun, Sep 10, 11:37 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
17. 4.272 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSun, Sep 10, 11:32 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
18. 4.762 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSun, Sep 10, 9:23 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 52 km deep · 31 km away
19. 4.249 km SW of La Gloria, MexicoSun, Sep 10, 9:09 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
20. 4.558 km SE of El Carrizal, MexicoSun, Sep 10, 3:47 PM CDT · 3309 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away

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