M5.1 earthquake 10 km N of La Unión, Mexico
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 10 km N of La Unión, Mexico on Sun, Nov 1, 1981, 5:18 PM CST (23:18 UTC), 60 km (38 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-01 23:18:35 UTC
- Depth
- 60.4 km (37.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.075° N, 101.821° 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 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.315 km WSW of Vallecitos de Zaragoza, Mexico · 16355 days ago · 91 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.717 km ESE of La Mira Tumbiscatio, Mexico · 16355 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 3.912 km SW of Tumbiscatío de Ruiz, Mexico · 16400 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.14 km S of Petacalco, Mexico · 16403 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.510 km ENE of Petacalco, Mexico · 16403 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 7.37 km NNE of Petacalco, Mexico · 16403 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gs2 (also filed as iscgem608125). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.