M4.4 earthquake 94 km SW of Altata, Mexico
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 94 km SW of Altata, Mexico on Fri, Feb 9, 1979, 6:12 AM GMT-7 (13:12 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 81 km WSW of Altata, 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
- 1979-02-09 13:12:54 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.009° N, 108.565° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp0000yrt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.