M4.7 earthquake 9 km NW of Acala, Mexico
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Acala, Mexico on Mon, Oct 6, 1975, 7:42 AM CST (13:42 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 7 km NNE of Tecpatán, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-10-06 13:42:26 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.617° N, 92.873° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.17 km NNE of Tecpatán, Mexico · 18599 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.03 km ESE of El Nopal, Mexico · 18585 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000d2d (also filed as iscgem722594). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.