Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 58 km E of San Vicente, Mexico

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 58 km E of San Vicente, Mexico on Tue, May 4, 2021, 7:16 AM PDT (14:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 45km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-04 14:16:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.390° N, 115.637° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.077 · 22 stations
2.91ML, local (Richter)Southern California Seismic NetworkFinal · ±0.125 · 10 stations

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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
23

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e00c (also filed as ci37473717). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC.