M4.5 earthquake 56 km SSE of Crucecita, Mexico
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 56 km SSE of Crucecita, Mexico on Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 1:42 AM CDT (06:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-12 06:42:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.300° N, 95.915° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 11.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 184°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dyt6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.