M4.8 earthquake 8 km SSE of San Cristóbal, Mexico
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of San Cristóbal, Mexico on Tue, Feb 10, 1976, 2:37 AM CST (08:37 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-10 08:37:13 UTC
- Depth
- 65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.208° N, 99.909° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f0a. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.