M4.2 earthquake 6 km W of Santa Rosa, Mexico

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 12:48 AM CDT

UTC

2017-10-13 05:48:15 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

16.309° N, 95.159° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

93°

Stations used

46

• Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, MexicoPopulation 67,739. Forecast9 kmESE
• Oaxaca, MexicoPopulation 255,029. Forecast187 kmESE
• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 1,692,181. Forecast444 kmSE

After

1. 4.567 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Oct 13, 6:23 AM CDT · 3274 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
2. 5.512 km E of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Oct 13, 7:20 PM CDT · 3274 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 34
3. 3.98 km S of Colonia Juárez, MexicoSat, Oct 14, 2:33 PM CDT · 3273 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
4. 4.353 km SE of El Carrizal, MexicoSun, Oct 15, 7:44 AM CDT · 3272 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
5. 4.325 km S of Salina Cruz, MexicoMon, Oct 16, 10:45 AM CDT · 3271 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
6. 4.559 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoTue, Oct 17, 4:23 AM CDT · 3270 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
7. 4.241 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoFri, Oct 20, 4:03 PM CDT · 3267 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.24 km E of San Blas Atempa, MexicoSun, Oct 22, 10:11 PM CDT · 3265 days ago · 53 km deep · 3 km away
9. 4.16 km W of Santa Rosa, MexicoSun, Oct 22, 11:55 PM CDT · 3264 days ago · 51 km deep · 1 km away
10. 4.636 km SSE of Salina Cruz, MexicoTue, Oct 24, 6:21 PM CDT · 3263 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
11. 4.029 km SSE of Salina Cruz, MexicoThu, Oct 26, 6:26 PM CDT · 3261 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
12. 4.04 km SSW of Santa María Mixtequilla, MexicoSat, Oct 28, 8:56 PM CDT · 3259 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
13. 4.31 km WSW of Huazantlán del Río, MexicoSun, Oct 29, 5:46 PM CST · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
14. 4.25 km SW of Salina Cruz, MexicoSun, Oct 29, 9:20 PM CST · 3258 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
15. 4.38 km SSW of Salina Cruz, MexicoWed, Nov 1, 7:51 PM CST · 3255 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
16. 4.64 km SSE of Huazantlán del Río, MexicoThu, Nov 2, 9:49 AM CST · 3254 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
17. 4.260 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSun, Nov 5, 1:24 PM CST · 3251 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
18. 4.33 km NW of Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, MexicoWed, Nov 8, 11:05 PM CST · 3247 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
19. 4.313 km NNE of Santa María Chimalapa, MexicoMon, Nov 13, 6:00 AM CST · 3243 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
20. 4.145 km SE of El Carrizal, MexicoThu, Nov 16, 10:08 PM CST · 3240 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
21. 4.836 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSat, Nov 18, 1:17 PM CST · 3238 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
22. 4.147 km SE of El Carrizal, MexicoTue, Nov 21, 6:49 AM CST · 3235 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
23. 4.25 km NNE of Colonia Jordán, MexicoFri, Nov 24, 12:27 PM CST · 3232 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
24. 4.530 km S of Salina Cruz, MexicoMon, Nov 27, 4:03 PM CST · 3229 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
25. 4.37 km W of Juchitán de Zaragoza, MexicoThu, Nov 30, 11:55 AM CST · 3226 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
26. 4.279 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSat, Dec 2, 9:05 AM CST · 3224 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 4.15 km E of Colonia Jordán, MexicoThu, Oct 12, 10:29 PM CDT · 3275 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away
2. 4.11 km WNW of San Pedro Comitancillo, MexicoWed, Oct 11, 11:55 PM CDT · 3275 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
3. 4.277 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoWed, Oct 11, 6:06 AM CDT · 3276 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
4. 4.362 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoWed, Oct 11, 6:01 AM CDT · 3276 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
5. 4.22 km ENE of Colonia Jordán, MexicoTue, Oct 10, 9:43 AM CDT · 3277 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
6. 4.15 km WNW of Santa María Xadani, MexicoMon, Oct 9, 3:47 AM CDT · 3278 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
7. 4.19 km NNW of Santo Domingo Chihuitán, MexicoSat, Oct 7, 3:29 PM CDT · 3280 days ago · 101 km deep · 40 km away
8. 4.32 km NE of Magdalena Tlacotepec, MexicoSat, Oct 7, 12:02 PM CDT · 3280 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
9. 4.33 km SW of Magdalena Tlacotepec, MexicoSat, Oct 7, 11:04 AM CDT · 3280 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
10. 4.16 km SW of El Espinal, MexicoFri, Oct 6, 5:11 AM CDT · 3281 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.158 km SSE of El Carrizal, MexicoThu, Oct 5, 7:34 AM CDT · 3282 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
12. 4.13 km W of Palomares, MexicoWed, Oct 4, 11:55 PM CDT · 3282 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
13. 4.258 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoWed, Oct 4, 4:05 PM CDT · 3283 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
14. 4.33 km ENE of San Pedro Comitancillo, MexicoWed, Oct 4, 1:45 PM CDT · 3283 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
15. 4.448 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoWed, Oct 4, 10:17 AM CDT · 3283 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
16. 4.08 km SSE of Santa María Ecatepec, MexicoTue, Oct 3, 12:39 AM CDT · 3284 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
17. 4.210 km ENE of Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, MexicoMon, Oct 2, 3:41 AM CDT · 3285 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
18. 4.265 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoSun, Oct 1, 5:33 AM CDT · 3286 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
19. 4.180 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSat, Sep 30, 1:31 PM CDT · 3287 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
20. 4.812 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSat, Sep 30, 1:15 PM CDT · 3287 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bgib. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.