M4.5 earthquake 13 km ESE of El Bajío, Mexico
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of El Bajío, Mexico on Sat, May 5, 2018, 10:03 PM CDT (03:03 UTC), 90 km (56 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-05-06 03:03:16 UTC
- Depth
- 90.0 km (55.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.844° N, 94.920° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.4 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 97
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.53 km WNW of San Juan Guichicovi, Mexico · 3063 days ago · 107 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
- 4.01 km SW of Colonia Progreso, Mexico · 3049 days ago · 114 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.213 km S of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3034 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.17 km NE of San Felipe Cihualtepec, Mexico · 3029 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 4.718 km SSE of Constitución Mexicana, Mexico · 3087 days ago · 110 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
- 4.64 km S of Magdalena Tlacotepec, Mexico · 3088 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
- 4.015 km SSW of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3100 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.02 km NE of Santo Domingo Chihuitán, Mexico · 3100 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dz4c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.