Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M4.9 earthquake 2 km SSW of Venustiano Carranza (Peña Blanca), Mexico

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Venustiano Carranza (Peña Blanca), Mexico at Aug 30, 2024, 20:34 UTC, at a depth of 137 km. The epicentre was 39 km (24 mi) S of Jaltipan de Morelos. 2 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Details

Magnitude	4.9 mww
Time	Aug 30, 2024, 20:34 UTC
Depth	136.8 km
Coordinates	17.619, -94.769
Felt reports	2
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Nearby

Nearest cities

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
4.2	31 km ENE of La Horqueta (Poblado Doce), Mexico	95 km / 59 mi	depth 197 km	Sep 30, 04:06 UTC
4.1	3 km SE of El Chocolate, Mexico	85 km / 53 mi	depth 93 km	Sep 23, 21:29 UTC
4.8	14 km SE of Hidalgotitlán, Mexico	25 km / 15 mi	depth 144 km	Sep 3, 11:33 UTC
4.1	14 km ENE of Suchilapan del Río, Mexico	22 km / 14 mi	depth 130 km	Aug 26, 20:10 UTC
4.6	29 km NE of Niños Héroes, Mexico	47 km / 29 mi	depth 177 km	Aug 19, 20:06 UTC
4.3	15 km NNE of Niños Héroes, Mexico	33 km / 21 mi	depth 172 km	Jul 26, 20:16 UTC
4.5	26 km SSW of Las Choapas, Mexico	60 km / 38 mi	depth 184 km	Jul 24, 17:33 UTC
4.4	11 km WNW of Santa María Chimalapa, Mexico	73 km / 45 mi	depth 94 km	May 8, 17:44 UTC
4.5	5 km WNW of Colonia Lealtad, Mexico	45 km / 28 mi	depth 23 km	Mar 12, 20:45 UTC
4.3	28 km S of Cuichapa, Mexico	51 km / 32 mi	depth 168 km	Feb 21, 07:33 UTC
4.3	3 km N of El Porvenir, Mexico	52 km / 33 mi	depth 139 km	Dec 7, 03:36 UTC
4.3	8 km E of El Bajío, Mexico	83 km / 51 mi	depth 101 km	Dec 6, 10:48 UTC
4.2	20 km NE of San Juan Mazatlán, Mexico	77 km / 48 mi	depth 67 km	Nov 27, 08:54 UTC
4.3	15 km NE of Jesús Carranza, Mexico	19 km / 12 mi	depth 135 km	Nov 13, 23:20 UTC
4.5	30 km SW of La Horqueta (Poblado Doce), Mexico	82 km / 51 mi	depth 118 km	Nov 9, 07:06 UTC
4.7	9 km NNE of Helio García Alfaro, Mexico	64 km / 40 mi	depth 170 km	Nov 6, 12:13 UTC
5.0	17 km SW of Las Choapas, Mexico	63 km / 39 mi	depth 188 km	Nov 2, 23:19 UTC
4.8	6 km E of Cuauhtémoc, Mexico	59 km / 37 mi	depth 131 km	Oct 12, 02:26 UTC
4.7	27 km S of Cuichapa, Mexico	52 km / 32 mi	depth 183 km	Sep 25, 21:11 UTC
4.0	20 km NNE of Helio García Alfaro, Mexico	63 km / 39 mi	depth 61 km	Sep 6, 07:12 UTC
4.0	9 km N of Santa María Chimalapa, Mexico	70 km / 43 mi	depth 115 km	Aug 20, 17:01 UTC
4.3	7 km NW of San Juan Evangelista, Mexico	57 km / 35 mi	depth 129 km	Jul 14, 22:00 UTC
4.1	25 km E of Santa María Chimalapa, Mexico	88 km / 55 mi	depth 113 km	Jul 8, 06:26 UTC
4.2	3 km SE of Vicente Guerrero, Mexico	18 km / 11 mi	depth 147 km	Jun 21, 09:12 UTC
4.1	23 km NE of Santa María Chimalapa, Mexico	69 km / 43 mi	depth 132 km	Apr 18, 07:40 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.