M5.1 earthquake 38 km SW of Montecillos, Mexico
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 38 km SW of Montecillos, Mexico on Wed, Apr 23, 1975, 5:46 AM CST (11:46 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-04-23 11:46:06 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.157° N, 98.766° 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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.345 km S of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico · 18788 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.675 km SSW of Barra de Tecoanapa, Mexico · 18788 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.910 km SSW of Ometepec, Mexico · 18787 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.525 km SW of San Nicolás, Mexico · 18787 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.63 km E of Huehuetán, Mexico · 18786 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.548 km SSW of Copala, Mexico · 18777 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.433 km SSW of Barra de Tecoanapa, Mexico · 18775 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000as5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.