M4.3 earthquake 26 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico on Thu, Jul 16, 1981, 5:49 PM CST (23:49 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 5 km S of Santo Domingo Armenta, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-16 23:49:44 UTC
- Depth
- 12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.021° N, 98.295° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.15 km S of Santo Domingo Armenta, Mexico · 16500 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.819 km SSW of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico · 16500 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.2Guerrero-Oaxaca border region, Mexico · 16500 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001err. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.