Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX on Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 1:23 AM PST (09:23 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-12-04 09:23:50 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.590° N, 115.296° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 111.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39878535. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.