M5.6 earthquake 36 km SSW of Topolobampo, Mexico
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of Topolobampo, Mexico on Sun, Aug 17, 1969, 1:27 PM GMT-7 (20:27 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 107 km SSW of El Huitusi, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-08-17 20:27:27 UTC
- Depth
- 19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.278° N, 109.146° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.53
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.077 km SSW of El Huitusi, Mexico · 20863 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
- 6.0107 km SSW of El Huitusi, Mexico · 20863 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.977 km SSW of El Progreso, Mexico · 20862 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.6106 km SSW of Topolobampo, Mexico · 20862 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem805965. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.