M5.2 earthquake 43 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 43 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico on Tue, Jun 26, 2018, 1:02 PM CDT (18:02 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-06-26 18:02:18 UTC
- Depth
- 66.8 km (41.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.643° N, 94.059° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Felt reports
- 9
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.047 · 43 stations |
| 5.25 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
Did you feel it?
9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 132°, dip 18°, rake -86°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 307°, dip 72°, rake -91°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.0 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 68°
- Stations used
- 157
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.784 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3017 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
- 5.078 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 2983 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
- 4.2125 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 2975 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000f2gp (also filed as iscgem612171087). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC.