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Mexico · Earthquake archives 2017

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events262
Largest magnitudeM 8.2
M6+3
M7+2
Average depth39.7 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

January4 EventsMax M5.0 · M6+ 0February10 EventsMax M4.9 · M6+ 0March8 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0April2 EventsMax M4.6 · M6+ 0May13 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0June10 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0July5 EventsMax M4.6 · M6+ 0August6 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0September157 EventsMax M8.2 · M6+ 3October23 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0November15 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0December9 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 8.22017 Tehuantepec, Mexico Earthquake47.4 km2017-09-08 04:49:19 UTCView event →
M 7.11 km S of Matzaco, Mexico48.0 km2017-09-19 18:14:38 UTCView event →
M 6.17 km NNE of Ixtepec, Mexico10.0 km2017-09-23 12:53:01 UTCView event →
M 5.880 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico47.4 km2017-09-24 10:06:11 UTCView event →
M 5.880 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico53.8 km2017-09-23 10:38:05 UTCView event →
M 5.892 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico29.0 km2017-09-10 03:07:22 UTCView event →
M 5.7183 km SW of José María Morelos, Mexico10.0 km2017-11-03 11:52:09 UTCView event →
M 5.7100 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico36.3 km2017-09-08 05:01:33 UTCView event →
M 5.721 km SE of La Horqueta (Poblado Doce), Mexico144.0 km2017-05-20 17:58:46 UTCView event →
M 5.7201 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico10.0 km2017-05-20 06:02:14 UTCView event →
M 5.771 km WSW of Las Grullas Margen Derecha, Mexico17.0 km2017-03-29 15:15:23 UTCView event →
M 5.677 km E of La Rivera, Mexico10.0 km2017-09-22 05:33:43 UTCView event →
M 5.6108 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico10.0 km2017-09-18 14:19:12 UTCView event →
M 5.611 km SSE of Salina Cruz, Mexico35.0 km2017-09-16 14:18:56 UTCView event →
M 5.512 km E of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico56.0 km2017-10-14 00:20:57 UTCView event →
M 5.598 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico29.7 km2017-09-19 07:53:15 UTCView event →
M 5.5107 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico27.0 km2017-09-11 21:09:10 UTCView event →
M 5.595 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico29.0 km2017-09-09 04:54:52 UTCView event →
M 5.557 km SSW of La Barra de Colotepec, Mexico14.0 km2017-06-14 23:58:52 UTCView event →
M 5.5110 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico10.0 km2017-06-14 06:38:47 UTCView event →
M 5.577 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico10.0 km2017-06-10 18:47:31 UTCView event →
M 5.4125 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico11.0 km2017-09-29 04:00:20 UTCView event →
M 5.487 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico42.5 km2017-09-12 05:08:45 UTCView event →
M 5.487 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico10.0 km2017-06-14 07:23:51 UTCView event →
M 5.480 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico10.0 km2017-05-31 05:17:22 UTCView event →
M 5.3141 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico16.5 km2017-11-21 04:13:11 UTCView event →
M 5.354 km S of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico32.3 km2017-09-09 15:30:06 UTCView event →
M 5.32 km N of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico63.2 km2017-09-08 18:57:24 UTCView event →
M 5.375 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico60.2 km2017-09-08 14:45:02 UTCView event →
M 5.3near the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico50.8 km2017-09-08 08:34:34 UTCView event →
M 5.373 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico51.1 km2017-09-08 05:17:43 UTCView event →
M 5.3near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico10.0 km2017-08-21 13:59:31 UTCView event →
M 5.379 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico10.0 km2017-05-30 21:53:20 UTCView event →
M 5.321 km SSE of La Horqueta (Poblado Doce), Mexico140.1 km2017-05-25 00:07:00 UTCView event →
M 5.3off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico10.0 km2017-05-17 09:13:28 UTCView event →
M 5.2106 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico28.2 km2017-11-18 17:07:21 UTCView event →
M 5.2130 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico10.0 km2017-09-29 04:33:12 UTCView event →
M 5.253 km SSE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico57.6 km2017-09-10 08:39:38 UTCView event →
M 5.290 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico56.7 km2017-09-08 12:06:17 UTCView event →
M 5.298 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico45.8 km2017-09-08 05:33:37 UTCView event →
M 5.2113 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico49.2 km2017-09-08 05:24:36 UTCView event →
M 5.2off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico10.0 km2017-08-30 08:07:02 UTCView event →
M 5.27 km SE of Pijijiapan, Mexico91.7 km2017-03-31 09:58:05 UTCView event →
M 5.116 km SW of Corralero, Mexico14.2 km2017-12-21 03:23:35 UTCView event →
M 5.184 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico59.1 km2017-11-01 23:29:16 UTCView event →
M 5.1111 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico12.8 km2017-09-16 19:35:28 UTCView event →
M 5.155 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico13.3 km2017-09-13 21:30:46 UTCView event →
M 5.1101 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico17.3 km2017-09-12 01:12:29 UTCView event →
M 5.166 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico57.7 km2017-09-09 02:43:44 UTCView event →
M 5.121 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico86.2 km2017-09-08 16:42:29 UTCView event →
M 5.131 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico82.7 km2017-09-08 14:25:03 UTCView event →
M 5.1112 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico44.5 km2017-09-08 05:34:28 UTCView event →
M 5.17 km SSW of Cayaco, Mexico26.3 km2017-08-18 05:15:14 UTCView event →
M 5.094 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico29.8 km2017-10-24 16:12:12 UTCView event →
M 5.0108 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico22.5 km2017-09-19 21:13:15 UTCView event →
M 5.033 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico10.0 km2017-09-17 06:07:51 UTCView event →
M 5.0117 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico14.1 km2017-09-13 02:01:38 UTCView event →
M 5.089 km WSW of El Palmarcito, Mexico38.0 km2017-09-12 15:28:21 UTCView event →
M 5.049 km S of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico48.3 km2017-09-11 22:20:53 UTCView event →
M 5.089 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico32.7 km2017-09-11 14:55:58 UTCView event →

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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