Mexico earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 1 km SSE of La Noria, Mexico

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of La Noria, Mexico on Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 9:56 AM CDT (14:56 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 57 km SSE of Salina Cruz, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-04-05 14:56:51 UTC
Depth
135.3 km (84.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.243° N, 95.214° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.02 km NE of Santo Domingo Chihuitán, Mexico · 3099 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.015 km SSW of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3099 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 5.557 km SSE of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3094 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
  4. 4.547 km SSE of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 3091 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.64 km S of Magdalena Tlacotepec, Mexico · 3087 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.240 km S of Colonia Juárez, Mexico · 3080 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.052 km SE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3076 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.513 km ESE of El Bajío, Mexico · 3069 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.127 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 3063 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.073 km SE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3062 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.53 km WNW of San Juan Guichicovi, Mexico · 3062 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.01 km SW of Colonia Progreso, Mexico · 3048 days ago · 114 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.463 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3104 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.127 km SE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3116 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.52 km SSW of Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico · 3118 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.22 km W of Niltepec, Mexico · 3118 days ago · 97 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.155 km SE of El Carrizal, Mexico · 3119 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.270 km S of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 3123 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000duza. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.