M4.3 earthquake near Tepalcatepec, Michoacán

What happened

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Tepalcatepec, Mexico on 4 Oct 2017, 03:16 UTC at a depth of 21 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tepalcatepec, about 9 km away in Michoacán, Mexico.