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M4.6 Earthquake near 8 km NNW of El Palmarcito, Mexico

UTC time: 2025-01-28 07:57:41 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
94.8 km
Source
USGS

8 km NNW of El Palmarcito, Mexico

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About this earthquake

On January 28, 2025 at 07:57 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near 8 km NNW of El Palmarcito, Mexico. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 95 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
1079604a34948799b00da55dfdce405ee8defab3
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
94.8 km
UTC time
2025-01-28 07:57:41 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
15.56240, -93.25010

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 94.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 94.8 km
Intermediate
94.8 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tacana
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'064 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Mexico-Guatemala
  • Tajumulco
    Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'203 m ·Guatemala
  • Chichon, El
    Distance: 200 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'150 m ·Last eruption: 1982 ·Mexico
  • Santa Maria Activity reported
    Distance: 203 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'745 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Guatemala
  • Almolonga
    Distance: 204 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'173 m ·Last eruption: 1818 ·Guatemala
  • Toliman
    Distance: 245 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'158 m ·Guatemala

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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