Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 78 km southwest of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico, on Friday, 8 September 2017 at 14:44 (GMT)

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 8.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 88 km southwest of Topon, Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico, 8 September 2017 04:49 GMT, which had occurred 10 hours earlier.
Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 78 km southwest of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico, on Friday, 8 September 2017 at 14:44 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 10 km depth

8 Sep 14:52 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Sep 8 14:59: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.6.
Date & time: 8 Sep 2017 14:44:57 UTC
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.61°N / 94.29°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Nearest volcano: El Chichón (228 km / 142 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
54 km (34 mi) SSW of Cachimbo (pop: 124) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (41 mi) SW of Paredon (Paredón) (pop: 6,130) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) S of Chahuite (pop: 9,840) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (49 mi) SW of Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) SSW of Arriaga (pop: 24,400) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (72 mi) ESE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) SE of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) SE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (111 mi) SW of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (pop: 537,100) --> See nearby quakes!
666 km (414 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
363 km (225 mi) SW of Chinal Island --> See nearby quakes!
471 km (293 mi) SW of Isla Aguada Island --> See nearby quakes!
445 km (277 mi) SSE of San Juan de Ulua Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
Show interactive Map
[smaller] [bigger]
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!
Also if you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it! Your contribution is valuable also to earthquake science and earthquake hazard analysis and mitigation efforts. You can use your device location or the map to indicate where you were during the earthquake. Thank you!

Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.610 kmNear Coast of Oaxaca, MexicoGFZ
M 5.480 km OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICOEMSC
M 5.347 km- 80km SW of Paredon, MexicoUSGS

User reports for this quake

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it be the first to report it!
Volcanoes & Earthquakes - new app for Android
to top

Earlier earthquakes in the same area

Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 78 km southwest of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico, on Friday, 8 September 2017 at 14:44 (GMT)
Volcanoes & Earthquakes - new app for Android
Why is there advertising on this site?

Support us - Help us upgrade our server!

We truly love working to bring you the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the world. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources.
Our server is reaching its limits and we need financing to increase capacity in order to deal with huge activity peaks when quakes occur. We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! Every penny counts and every donation will be highly appreciated. If you find the information useful and would like to support our team in integrating further features and in upgrading our software, please make a donation (PayPal or Online cc payment).

Planned features:
  • Weather reports
  • Tsunami alerts
  • Design upgrades
  • Faster responsiveness
Thanks to your past donations, these features have been added recently:
  • Earthquake archive from 1900 onwards
  • Additional seismic data sources
  • Improved content in English
Download and Upgrade the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to get one of the fastest seismic and volcano alerts online:
Android | IOS
Thank you! With best regards from the VolcanoDiscovery team.
Copyrights: VolcanoDiscovery and other sources as noted.
Use of material: Most texts and images, in particular photographs, on this website are protected by copyright. Further reproduction and use of without authorization is usually not consented. If you are not sure or need licensing rights for photographs, for example for publications and commercial use, please contact us.