M4.4 earthquake 37 km N of El Súchil, Mexico
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 37 km N of El Súchil, Mexico on Thu, Dec 24, 1981, 2:08 AM CST (08:08 UTC), 78 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 22 km SW of El Espinalillo, 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
- 1981-12-24 08:08:38 UTC
- Depth
- 78.4 km (48.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.567° N, 100.609° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.222 km SW of El Espinalillo, Mexico · 16340 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.820 km SW of Papanoa, Mexico · 16319 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.728 km SSW of Petatlán, Mexico · 16301 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hmq. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.