Mexico earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 56 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 56 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico on Sat, Nov 27, 2021, 9:44 PM PST (05:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 55km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-28 05:44:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.475° N, 115.675° W
Region
Mexico
Felt reports
3
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
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
3.2ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.056 · 42 stations
3.59ML, local (Richter)Southern California Seismic NetworkFinal · ±0.149 · 72 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
1.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-1.1 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fxmt (also filed as ci39872551). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.