M5.1 earthquake 86 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 86 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico on Wed, Jun 7, 1972, 5:09 PM CST (23:09 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 53 km WSW of Puerto Madero, 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
- 5.1 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-06-07 23:09:06 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.549° N, 93.213° 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
- ±0.43
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem772304. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.