M4.8 earthquake 16 km SW of Tamaulipas, Mexico

Magnitude

4.8 (mb), light

Local time

Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 6:44 AM CDT

UTC

2017-09-21 11:44:27 UTC

Depth

84.9 km (52.7 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

15.675° N, 93.519° W

Region

Mexico

Felt reports

3

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.7 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

165°

Stations used

90

• Pijijiapan, MexicoPopulation 50,079. Forecast33 kmW
• Tuxtla, MexicoPopulation 604,147. Forecast127 kmSSW
• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 1,692,181. Forecast623 kmSE

After

1. 4.1103 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 21, 12:23 PM CDT · 3295 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
2. 4.974 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 21, 3:22 PM CDT · 3295 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
3. 4.187 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoThu, Sep 21, 11:39 PM CDT · 3295 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
4. 4.155 km SW of La Gloria, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 2:18 AM CDT · 3294 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
5. 5.880 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoSat, Sep 23, 5:38 AM CDT · 3294 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 26
6. 5.880 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 5:06 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 12
7. 4.088 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSun, Sep 24, 5:47 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
8. 4.0100 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSun, Sep 24, 7:41 AM CDT · 3293 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
9. 4.486 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoMon, Sep 25, 2:50 AM CDT · 3292 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
10. 4.599 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 28, 1:17 PM CDT · 3288 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
11. 4.151 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Sep 28, 3:23 PM CDT · 3288 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
12. 4.591 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Sep 29, 6:45 AM CDT · 3288 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
13. 4.293 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoFri, Sep 29, 5:39 PM CDT · 3287 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
14. 4.294 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoFri, Sep 29, 8:27 PM CDT · 3287 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
15. 4.490 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 30, 4:48 AM CDT · 3287 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
16. 4.978 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Oct 3, 12:30 AM CDT · 3284 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
17. 4.598 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Oct 3, 1:32 AM CDT · 3284 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
18. 4.8106 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoWed, Oct 4, 2:34 AM CDT · 3283 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
19. 4.150 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoMon, Oct 9, 10:31 PM CDT · 3277 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
20. 4.339 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoTue, Oct 10, 2:55 AM CDT · 3277 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
21. 4.293 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Oct 10, 5:57 PM CDT · 3276 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
22. 4.710 km N of El Palmarcito, MexicoTue, Oct 10, 6:55 PM CDT · 3276 days ago · 96 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
23. 4.080 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Oct 13, 1:38 AM CDT · 3274 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
24. 4.675 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Oct 13, 6:40 PM CDT · 3273 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
25. 4.3100 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Oct 14, 2:18 AM CDT · 3273 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
26. 4.290 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Oct 14, 11:26 PM CDT · 3272 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
27. 4.293 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Oct 17, 6:23 PM CDT · 3269 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
28. 4.21 km S of Dolores Jaltenango, MexicoWed, Oct 18, 9:17 PM CDT · 3268 days ago · 168 km deep · 83 km away
29. 4.154 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Oct 20, 8:01 AM CDT · 3267 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
30. 4.012 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoFri, Oct 20, 8:28 AM CDT · 3267 days ago · 81 km deep · 16 km away
31. 5.094 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Oct 24, 11:12 AM CDT · 3262 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
32. 4.695 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoWed, Oct 25, 5:41 PM CDT · 3261 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
33. 4.070 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoThu, Oct 26, 7:00 PM CDT · 3260 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
34. 4.151 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoSun, Oct 29, 10:34 PM CST · 3257 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
35. 5.184 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoWed, Nov 1, 5:29 PM CST · 3254 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
36. 4.63 km WNW of Tiltepec, MexicoFri, Nov 3, 10:49 AM CST · 3252 days ago · 130 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
37. 4.289 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Nov 7, 9:33 AM CST · 3249 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
38. 4.19 km W of Nueva Colombia, MexicoTue, Nov 14, 10:49 PM CST · 3241 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
39. 5.2106 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Nov 18, 11:07 AM CST · 3237 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2

Before

1. 4.232 km WSW of El Palmarcito, MexicoWed, Sep 20, 8:11 PM CDT · 3296 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
2. 4.733 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoWed, Sep 20, 5:39 AM CDT · 3297 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
3. 4.998 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoTue, Sep 19, 2:58 AM CDT · 3298 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
4. 5.598 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Sep 19, 2:53 AM CDT · 3298 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
5. 4.284 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSun, Sep 17, 8:50 PM CDT · 3299 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
6. 4.590 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 6:10 PM CDT · 3300 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
7. 4.9104 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Sep 16, 6:23 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
8. 4.299 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 5:38 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
9. 4.085 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoSat, Sep 16, 12:35 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
10. 4.141 km SW of La Gloria, MexicoFri, Sep 15, 8:19 PM CDT · 3301 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
11. 4.131 km SW of San Luqueño, MexicoFri, Sep 15, 11:05 AM CDT · 3301 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
12. 3.979 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoFri, Sep 15, 4:36 AM CDT · 3302 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
13. 4.442 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 9:45 PM CDT · 3302 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
14. 4.155 km WSW of El Palmarcito, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 6:32 PM CDT · 3302 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
15. 4.137 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), MexicoThu, Sep 14, 5:30 PM CDT · 3302 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
16. 4.152 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 12:08 PM CDT · 3302 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
17. 4.263 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoThu, Sep 14, 9:36 AM CDT · 3303 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
18. 4.498 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoThu, Sep 14, 7:14 AM CDT · 3303 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
19. 4.54 km S of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoWed, Sep 13, 7:48 AM CDT · 3304 days ago · 95 km deep · 27 km away
20. 3.988 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoWed, Sep 13, 4:18 AM CDT · 3304 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000asex. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.