M4.4 earthquake 29 km NNE of El Súchil, Mexico
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 29 km NNE of El Súchil, Mexico on Tue, Jun 22, 1976, 6:50 AM CST (12:50 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 21 km SSE of Vallecitos de Zaragoza, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-22 12:50:14 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.483° N, 100.578° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.732 km S of Patambó, Mexico · 18363 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.821 km SSE of Vallecitos de Zaragoza, Mexico · 18311 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.510 km NNE of Petatlán, Mexico · 18311 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000h06. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.