Mexico earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 8 km SSE of San Pedro Comitancillo, Mexico

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of San Pedro Comitancillo, Mexico on Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 5:42 AM CDT (10:42 UTC), 41 km (26 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
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-25 10:42:45 UTC
Depth
41.1 km (25.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.426° N, 95.112° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
72

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000au96. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.