M4.6 earthquake 16 km S of Mapastepec, Mexico
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 16 km S of Mapastepec, Mexico on Fri, Sep 10, 1976, 6:14 PM CST (00:14 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 57 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-11 00:14:08 UTC
- Depth
- 106.0 km (65.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.285° N, 92.924° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jb3. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC.