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M4.7 Earthquake near 2 km SSW of Huamúchil, Mexico

UTC time: 2025-02-17 06:02:58 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
74.4 km
Source
USGS

2 km SSW of Huamúchil, Mexico

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.7 earthquake was recorded near 2 km SSW of Huamúchil, Mexico on February 17, 2025 at 06:02 UTC. At around 74 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. 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
3e7770d5bb15dd7c8fb9f804284fc3674710ccc2
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
74.4 km
UTC time
2025-02-17 06:02:58 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
16.35400, -94.67890

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 74.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 74.4 km
Intermediate
74.4 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

  • Chichon, El
    Distance: 191 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'150 m ·Last eruption: 1982 ·Mexico
  • San Martin
    Distance: 252 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'660 m ·Last eruption: 1796 ·Mexico
  • Tacana
    Distance: 307 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'064 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Mexico-Guatemala
  • Tajumulco
    Distance: 331 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'203 m ·Guatemala
  • Santa Maria Activity reported
    Distance: 379 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'745 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Guatemala
  • Almolonga
    Distance: 380 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'173 m ·Last eruption: 1818 ·Guatemala

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • General Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez National Airport / Ixtepec Air BaseMexico · IZT · MMIT
    45.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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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