M5.0 earthquake 81 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 81 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico on Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 8:58 AM CST (14:58 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-01-18 14:58:42 UTC
- Depth
- 24.3 km (15.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.575° N, 93.177° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 5.0 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 125°, dip 44°, rake 92°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 302°, dip 46°, rake 88°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.4 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 144
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.288 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 3160 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.254 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 3159 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.114 km WSW of Buenos Aires, Mexico · 3155 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cksw (also filed as iscgem611650515). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.