M5.3 earthquake 3 km SSE of Acatepec, Mexico
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Acatepec, Mexico on Sun, May 26, 1974, 11:01 PM CST (05:01 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 Guerrero-Oaxaca border region, 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-05-27 05:01:11 UTC
- Depth
- 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.295° N, 98.901° 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.
- Stations used
- 81
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.19 km NE of Las Vigas, Mexico · 19095 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.74 km NNW of Tonalá, Mexico · 19087 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.64 km S of Acatepec, Mexico · 19084 days ago · 82 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.6Guerrero-Oaxaca border region, Mexico · 19059 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00006hg (also filed as iscgem748731). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.