M4.3 earthquake 82 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

Magnitude

4.3 (mb), light

Local time

Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 5:18 PM CST

UTC

2018-02-20 23:18:31 UTC

Depth

30.3 km (18.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

15.296° N, 94.184° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.9 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

158°

Stations used

60

• Tonalá, MexicoPopulation 35,322. Forecast100 kmSSW
• Tuxtla, MexicoPopulation 604,147. Forecast198 kmSW
• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 1,692,181. Forecast597 kmSE

After

1. 4.790 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoWed, Feb 21, 10:11 AM CST · 3143 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
2. 4.787 km SSW of La Gloria, MexicoSun, Feb 25, 6:51 AM CST · 3139 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
3. 3.9115 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoWed, Feb 28, 3:48 PM CST · 3136 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
4. 4.882 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, MexicoTue, Mar 6, 2:41 PM CST · 3130 days ago · 52 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
5. 4.0111 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Mar 10, 12:57 PM CST · 3126 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
6. 4.2111 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Mar 13, 3:43 AM CST · 3123 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
7. 4.270 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoTue, Mar 13, 10:25 AM CST · 3123 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
8. 4.0103 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoSat, Mar 24, 4:12 PM CST · 3112 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
9. 4.2146 km SW of El Palmarcito, MexicoMon, Mar 26, 1:11 AM CST · 3110 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
10. 4.463 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSun, Apr 1, 11:43 AM CDT · 3104 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
11. 4.678 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoSat, Apr 7, 1:57 PM CDT · 3098 days ago · 48 km deep · 6 km away
12. 4.491 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoTue, Apr 10, 10:29 AM CDT · 3095 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
13. 5.557 km SSE of Salina Cruz, MexicoWed, Apr 11, 2:30 AM CDT · 3094 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 9
14. 4.578 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), MexicoWed, Apr 11, 11:00 PM CDT · 3093 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
15. 4.390 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoWed, Apr 18, 4:43 PM CDT · 3087 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 4.266 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoTue, Feb 20, 4:04 AM CST · 3144 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
2. 4.979 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoTue, Feb 20, 12:28 AM CST · 3144 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
3. 4.662 km SE of El Carrizal, MexicoThu, Feb 15, 7:54 PM CST · 3148 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7
4. 4.0109 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoThu, Feb 1, 7:56 PM CST · 3162 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
5. 4.361 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoTue, Jan 30, 2:50 PM CST · 3165 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
6. 4.3115 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), MexicoTue, Jan 30, 1:09 AM CST · 3165 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
7. 4.449 km S of San Mateo del Mar, MexicoSun, Jan 28, 11:05 AM CST · 3167 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.3100 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, MexicoThu, Jan 25, 5:32 AM CST · 3170 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d5ma. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.