M4.4 earthquake 76 km E of La Rivera, Mexico
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 76 km E of La Rivera, Mexico on Sat, Dec 20, 1980, 2:03 AM GMT-7 (09:03 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 93 km NE of La Rivera, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-20 09:03:16 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.722° N, 108.844° 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
- 13
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 usp0001bca. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.