M4.7 earthquake 32 km S of Patambó, Mexico
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 32 km S of Patambó, Mexico on Tue, Jun 22, 1976, 3:45 PM CST (21:45 UTC), 88 km (55 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-22 21:45:38 UTC
- Depth
- 88.0 km (54.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.934° N, 100.842° 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
- 23
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.821 km SSE of Vallecitos de Zaragoza, Mexico · 18308 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.510 km NNE of Petatlán, Mexico · 18308 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000h0d. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.