Mexico earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 70 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 70 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico on Fri, May 18, 2018, 1:33 AM CDT (06:33 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 43 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-18 06:33:34 UTC
Depth
67.2 km (41.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.464° N, 94.229° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.1 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.398 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico · 3057 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.2124 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3057 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.7140 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 3053 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.3103 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3049 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.9117 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3040 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.5101 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3036 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.3157 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 3032 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.179 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 3020 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 5.243 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 3019 days ago · 67 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 9
  10. 4.784 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3016 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.073 km SE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3063 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.127 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3064 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.196 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3068 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.052 km SE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3077 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.091 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico · 3079 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.6102 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico · 3080 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.240 km S of Colonia Juárez, Mexico · 3081 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.390 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3088 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e7uh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.