M 4.2 earthquake – 31 km ENE of La Horqueta (Poblado Doce), Mexico
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Local time: Sep 29, 2026 · 22:06 (UTC-6)
LightIntermediate · 197 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 197 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- 17.322, -93.92868 km from Las Choapas
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Sep 21, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 30 tons of TNT, 16 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Mexico.
- 8.2 2017 Tehuantepec, Mexico Earthquake Sep 8, 2017
- 7.8 Central Chiapas, Mexico Sep 23, 1902
- 7.4 8 km ENE of Santiago Xanica, Mexico Mar 22, 1928
- 7.4 9 km SE of Santa María Xadani, Mexico Jun 23, 2020
- 7.4 4 km NW of Santa María Zapotitlán, Mexico Aug 23, 1965
- 7.4 Near the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico Jan 14, 1903
- 7.2 13 km NW of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Mexico Oct 21, 1995
- 7.0 7 km N of Jesús Carranza, Mexico Jun 2, 1916