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M4.1 earthquake 80 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 80 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico on Sat, Sep 30, 2017, 1:31 PM CDT (18:31 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 12 km E of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Sep 30, 2017, 1:31 PM CDT
UTC: 2017-09-30 18:31:38 UTC
Depth: 19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 15.505° N, 94.801° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 124°
Stations used: 64

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000b0d3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.