M4.5 earthquake 48 km SSW of Copala, Mexico
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 48 km SSW of Copala, Mexico on Sat, May 3, 1975, 9:14 PM CST (03:14 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-05-04 03:14:41 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.186° N, 99.116° 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
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.433 km SSW of Barra de Tecoanapa, Mexico · 18768 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.45 km S of Llano de la Puerta, Mexico · 18751 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 4.63 km E of Huehuetán, Mexico · 18780 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.525 km SW of San Nicolás, Mexico · 18781 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.910 km SSW of Ometepec, Mexico · 18781 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.675 km SSW of Barra de Tecoanapa, Mexico · 18782 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.345 km S of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico · 18782 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.138 km SW of Montecillos, Mexico · 18782 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
- 6.218 km SSW of Marquelia, Mexico · 18782 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000aws. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.