M4.0 earthquake 8 km SSE of Santa María Ecatepec, Mexico

Magnitude

4.0 (mb), light

Local time

Tue, Oct 3, 2017, 12:39 AM CDT

UTC

2017-10-03 05:39:12 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

16.210° N, 95.863° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

29

• Crucecita, MexicoPopulation 15,130. Forecast57 kmNNE
• Oaxaca, MexicoPopulation 255,029. Forecast132 kmSE
• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 1,692,181. Forecast402 kmSE

After

1. 4.33 km ENE of San Pedro Comitancillo, MexicoWed, Oct 4, 1:45 PM CDT · 3283 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
2. 4.16 km SW of El Espinal, MexicoFri, Oct 6, 5:11 AM CDT · 3281 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
3. 4.33 km SW of Magdalena Tlacotepec, MexicoSat, Oct 7, 11:04 AM CDT · 3280 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
4. 4.32 km NE of Magdalena Tlacotepec, MexicoSat, Oct 7, 12:02 PM CDT · 3280 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
5. 4.19 km NNW of Santo Domingo Chihuitán, MexicoSat, Oct 7, 3:29 PM CDT · 3280 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
6. 4.15 km WNW of Santa María Xadani, MexicoMon, Oct 9, 3:47 AM CDT · 3278 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
7. 4.22 km ENE of Colonia Jordán, MexicoTue, Oct 10, 9:43 AM CDT · 3277 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.11 km WNW of San Pedro Comitancillo, MexicoWed, Oct 11, 11:55 PM CDT · 3275 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
9. 4.15 km E of Colonia Jordán, MexicoThu, Oct 12, 10:29 PM CDT · 3274 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
10. 4.26 km W of Santa Rosa, MexicoFri, Oct 13, 12:48 AM CDT · 3274 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
11. 3.98 km S of Colonia Juárez, MexicoSat, Oct 14, 2:33 PM CDT · 3273 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
12. 4.325 km S of Salina Cruz, MexicoMon, Oct 16, 10:45 AM CDT · 3271 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
13. 4.24 km E of San Blas Atempa, MexicoSun, Oct 22, 10:11 PM CDT · 3264 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
14. 4.16 km W of Santa Rosa, MexicoSun, Oct 22, 11:55 PM CDT · 3264 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
15. 4.636 km SSE of Salina Cruz, MexicoTue, Oct 24, 6:21 PM CDT · 3263 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
16. 4.029 km SSE of Salina Cruz, MexicoThu, Oct 26, 6:26 PM CDT · 3261 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
17. 4.04 km SSW of Santa María Mixtequilla, MexicoSat, Oct 28, 8:56 PM CDT · 3258 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
18. 4.31 km WSW of Huazantlán del Río, MexicoSun, Oct 29, 5:46 PM CST · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
19. 4.25 km SW of Salina Cruz, MexicoSun, Oct 29, 9:20 PM CST · 3257 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
20. 4.38 km SSW of Salina Cruz, MexicoWed, Nov 1, 7:51 PM CST · 3254 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
21. 4.64 km SSE of Huazantlán del Río, MexicoThu, Nov 2, 9:49 AM CST · 3254 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
22. 4.33 km NW of Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, MexicoWed, Nov 8, 11:05 PM CST · 3247 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
23. 4.145 km SE of El Carrizal, MexicoThu, Nov 16, 10:08 PM CST · 3239 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
24. 4.147 km SE of El Carrizal, MexicoTue, Nov 21, 6:49 AM CST · 3235 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
25. 4.25 km NNE of Colonia Jordán, MexicoFri, Nov 24, 12:27 PM CST · 3232 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
26. 4.530 km S of Salina Cruz, MexicoMon, Nov 27, 4:03 PM CST · 3229 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
27. 4.37 km W of Juchitán de Zaragoza, MexicoThu, Nov 30, 11:55 AM CST · 3226 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 4.210 km ENE of Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, MexicoMon, Oct 2, 3:41 AM CDT · 3285 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
2. 4.432 km SSE of Salina Cruz, MexicoFri, Sep 29, 3:59 PM CDT · 3288 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
3. 4.08 km SSE of Rincón Moreno, MexicoThu, Sep 28, 2:27 AM CDT · 3289 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
4. 4.32 km SSW of Magdalena Tlacotepec, MexicoThu, Sep 28, 12:08 AM CDT · 3289 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
5. 4.37 km N of Santa Rosa, MexicoTue, Sep 26, 1:53 PM CDT · 3291 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
6. 4.32 km E of Santa María Xadani, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 2:20 PM CDT · 3292 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
7. 4.48 km SSE of San Pedro Comitancillo, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 5:42 AM CDT · 3292 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
8. 4.22 km NW of Colonia Jordán, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 5:29 AM CDT · 3292 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
9. 4.28 km N of Santa Rosa, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 10:02 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
10. 4.53 km NNW of Colonia Jordán, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 7:33 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
11. 4.03 km NE of Colonia Jordán, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 4:26 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
12. 4.07 km SW of Rincón Moreno, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 2:59 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
13. 4.20 km W of San Pedro Huilotepec, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 9:03 PM CDT · 3293 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
14. 4.51 km NNE of Ixtepec, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 6:06 PM CDT · 3294 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
15. 4.14 km SSW of Magdalena Tlacotepec, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 3:36 PM CDT · 3294 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
16. 4.40 km NE of Ixtepec, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 1:01 PM CDT · 3294 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
17. 4.21 km SSW of Colonia Jordán, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 10:06 AM CDT · 3294 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
18. 4.13 km NNE of Colonia Jordán, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 9:27 AM CDT · 3294 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
19. 4.42 km N of Santiago Laollaga, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 9:18 AM CDT · 3294 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
20. 4.25 km WNW of Santa Rosa, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 9:01 AM CDT · 3294 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bfzc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.