M4.6 earthquake 20 km SSE of Salina Cruz, Mexico

Magnitude

4.6 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Sep 19, 2017, 10:28 PM CDT

UTC

2017-09-20 03:28:02 UTC

Depth

35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

16.004° N, 95.119° W

Region

Mexico

Felt reports

3

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

151°

Stations used

87

• Salina Cruz, MexicoPopulation 84,438. Forecast21 kmSSE
• Oaxaca, MexicoPopulation 255,029. Forecast208 kmSE
• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 1,692,181. Forecast471 kmSE

After

1. 4.567 km SE of El Carrizal, MexicoTue, Sep 19, 11:15 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
2. 4.022 km SSE of Salina Cruz, MexicoTue, Sep 19, 11:49 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 37 km deep · 4 km away
3. 3.952 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoWed, Sep 20, 7:44 AM CDT · 3299 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
4. 4.134 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoWed, Sep 20, 9:37 AM CDT · 3299 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
5. 4.259 km SE of El Carrizal, MexicoFri, Sep 22, 4:20 AM CDT · 3298 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
6. 4.126 km SE of El Carrizal, MexicoFri, Sep 22, 4:26 AM CDT · 3298 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
7. 4.268 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoFri, Sep 22, 10:34 PM CDT · 3297 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
8. 4.155 km SW of La Gloria, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 2:18 AM CDT · 3297 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
9. 5.880 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 5:38 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 26
10. 6.17 km NNE of Ixtepec, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 7:53 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 205 · PAGER yellow
11. 4.94 km SE of Colonia Jordán, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 8:00 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away
12. 4.81 km SSW of Santo Domingo Chihuitán, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 8:24 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
13. 4.82 km N of Juchitán de Zaragoza, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 8:25 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
14. 4.25 km WNW of Santa Rosa, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 9:01 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 81 km deep · 37 km away
15. 4.42 km N of Santiago Laollaga, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 9:18 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
16. 4.13 km NNE of Colonia Jordán, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 9:27 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
17. 4.96 km N of La Ventosa, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 9:31 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
18. 4.19 km SW of Niltepec, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 9:58 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
19. 4.21 km SSW of Colonia Jordán, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 10:06 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
20. 4.44 km WSW of Unión Hidalgo, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 11:24 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
21. 4.40 km NE of Ixtepec, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 1:01 PM CDT · 3296 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
22. 4.14 km SSW of Magdalena Tlacotepec, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 3:36 PM CDT · 3296 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
23. 4.51 km NNE of Ixtepec, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 6:06 PM CDT · 3296 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
24. 4.20 km W of San Pedro Huilotepec, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 9:03 PM CDT · 3296 days ago · 76 km deep · 27 km away
25. 4.07 km SW of Rincón Moreno, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 2:59 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
26. 4.03 km NE of Colonia Jordán, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 4:26 AM CDT · 3296 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
27. 4.375 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 6:50 AM CDT · 3295 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
28. 4.53 km NNW of Colonia Jordán, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 7:33 AM CDT · 3295 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
29. 4.28 km N of Santa Rosa, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 10:02 AM CDT · 3295 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
30. 4.774 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 6:29 PM CDT · 3295 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
31. 4.244 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 7:56 PM CDT · 3295 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
32. 4.376 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 11:29 PM CDT · 3295 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
33. 4.584 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 4:36 AM CDT · 3295 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
34. 4.584 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 4:39 AM CDT · 3295 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
35. 4.22 km NW of Colonia Jordán, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 5:29 AM CDT · 3294 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
36. 4.48 km SSE of San Pedro Comitancillo, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 5:42 AM CDT · 3294 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
37. 4.4100 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 9:09 AM CDT · 3294 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
38. 4.683 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 11:29 AM CDT · 3294 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
39. 4.32 km E of Santa María Xadani, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 2:20 PM CDT · 3294 days ago · 78 km deep · 42 km away
40. 4.4110 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Sep 26, 8:40 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
41. 4.085 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoTue, Sep 26, 8:42 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
42. 4.166 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Sep 26, 11:07 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
43. 4.37 km N of Santa Rosa, MexicoTue, Sep 26, 1:53 PM CDT · 3293 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
44. 4.32 km SSW of Magdalena Tlacotepec, MexicoThu, Sep 28, 12:08 AM CDT · 3292 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
45. 4.08 km SSE of Rincón Moreno, MexicoThu, Sep 28, 2:27 AM CDT · 3292 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
46. 4.466 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Sep 29, 10:23 AM CDT · 3290 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
47. 4.432 km SSE of Salina Cruz, MexicoFri, Sep 29, 3:59 PM CDT · 3290 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
48. 4.812 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSat, Sep 30, 1:15 PM CDT · 3289 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
49. 4.180 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSat, Sep 30, 1:31 PM CDT · 3289 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
50. 4.265 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSun, Oct 1, 5:33 AM CDT · 3288 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
51. 4.499 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSun, Oct 1, 2:22 PM CDT · 3288 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
52. 4.210 km ENE of Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, MexicoMon, Oct 2, 3:41 AM CDT · 3288 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
53. 4.08 km SSE of Santa María Ecatepec, MexicoTue, Oct 3, 12:39 AM CDT · 3287 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
54. 4.289 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Oct 3, 5:02 PM CDT · 3286 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
55. 4.072 km S of El Carrizal, MexicoWed, Oct 4, 12:20 AM CDT · 3286 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
56. 4.448 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoWed, Oct 4, 10:17 AM CDT · 3285 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
57. 4.33 km ENE of San Pedro Comitancillo, MexicoWed, Oct 4, 1:45 PM CDT · 3285 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
58. 4.258 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoWed, Oct 4, 4:05 PM CDT · 3285 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
59. 4.158 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoThu, Oct 5, 7:34 AM CDT · 3284 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
60. 4.16 km SW of El Espinal, MexicoFri, Oct 6, 5:11 AM CDT · 3283 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 100.

Before

1. 4.613 km ENE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoTue, Sep 19, 6:11 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
2. 5.0108 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Sep 19, 4:13 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
3. 4.458 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoTue, Sep 19, 1:48 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
4. 4.963 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Sep 19, 2:03 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
5. 4.377 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 11:20 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
6. 4.3101 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 8:23 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
7. 4.3116 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 5:13 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
8. 4.9102 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 2:51 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
9. 4.144 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 2:47 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
10. 4.342 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 12:49 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
11. 4.219 km SE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 12:25 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
12. 4.918 km ESE of El Carrizal, MexicoMon, Sep 18, 7:06 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
13. 4.086 km SE of El Carrizal, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 12:53 PM CDT · 3302 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
14. 4.127 km S of Salina Cruz, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 12:33 PM CDT · 3302 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
15. 4.080 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 8:12 AM CDT · 3302 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
16. 5.033 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 1:07 AM CDT · 3303 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
17. 4.519 km S of Colonia Juárez, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 1:03 AM CDT · 3303 days ago · 51 km deep · 8 km away
18. 4.072 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 5:37 PM CDT · 3303 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
19. 4.041 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 5:28 PM CDT · 3303 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
20. 5.1111 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 2:35 PM CDT · 3303 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000argd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.