International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584390
Event time 2026-02-28 01:18:03 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 07:18:03 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 02:15:00 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.8
Depth 5 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 2
Possible effects A few people might notice movement if they are at rest and/or on the upper floors of tall buildings.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent North-America
Country Mexico
Administration area Nuevo León
Nearest settlement La Colorada
Distance 2 km
Course NNE
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Nutec Heliport (5,26 km), Nutec Heliport (5,26 km), Helipuerto Montemayor (8,31 km), Helipuerto Montemayor (8,31 km), Maiz Transforma Heliport (8,37 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
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