Latest today See all | Mag. 1.0 earthquake 9 km WSW of Anza - CA - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.7 81 km east of Loreto - Baja California Sur, Mexico - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 25, 09:11 am (Universal Time) | 1.0 4.5 km | 9 km WSW of Anza, CA | Info | ||
Apr 25, 01:16 am (Los Angeles) | 1.5 10.1 km | 13 km SE of Anza, CA | Info | ||
Apr 25, 02:34 am (Chicago) | 1.7 4.2 km | 66 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas | Info | ||
Apr 25, 01:54 am (Chicago) | 1.7 8.1 km | 22 km SW of Jal, New Mexico | Info | ||
Apr 24, 11:48 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.4 16 km | 8 km NE of Moreno Valley, CA | Info | ||
Apr 25, 01:34 am (GMT -5) | 4.4 3 km | North Pacific Ocean, 111 km south of David, Chiriqui, Panama I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 25, 12:35 am (Chicago) | 2.4 6.1 km | 3 km E of Falls City, Texas | Info | ||
Apr 24, 10:07 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.3 8.2 km | Orange County, 7.3 mi southwest of Corona, Riverside County, California, United States | Info | ||
Apr 24, 11:00 pm (Mexico City) | 4.1 19 km | 57 km southeast of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 24, 10:52 pm (Denver) | 1.6 1.9 km | 30 km WSW of Jal, New Mexico | Info | ||
Apr 24, 11:40 pm (Chicago) | 2.8 6 km | 22 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico I FELT IT | Info |
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Mexico and Central America has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 31,000 quakes on average per year in or near Mexico and Central America. Mexico and Central America has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.
On average, Mexico and Central America has about 14,000 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 2,600 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 80 quakes per year, Mag 6+: 7 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Mexico and Central America occurred 3 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 1.0:
A light magnitude 1.0 earthquake hit 9 km WSW of Anza, CA, Thu, Apr 25, 2024 09:11 GMT. The quake had a very shallow depth of 4.5 km (2.8 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 24 hours, Mexico and Central America was shaken by 8 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 26 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 22 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 27 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Mexico and Central America in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.7 and occurred 22 hours ago:
A strong magnitude 4.7 earthquake occurred in the Gulf of California near the coast of Mexico in the early morning of Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024 at 4.43 am local time (GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 16 km (10 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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