Mexico earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 4 km S of Magdalena Tlacotepec, Mexico

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 4 km S of Magdalena Tlacotepec, Mexico on Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 6:59 AM CDT (11:59 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18 km SSE of Constitución Mexicana, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.6 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 6:59 AM CDT
UTC: 2018-04-18 11:59:20 UTC
Depth: 71.7 km (44.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 16.461° N, 95.195° W
Region: Mexico
Felt reports: 4
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.5 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 73°
Stations used: 102

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000e22h. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC.