M5.0 earthquake 17 km S of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 17 km S of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico on Fri, Jun 19, 1981, 9:50 PM CST (03:50 UTC), 22 km (14 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-20 03:50:03 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.184° N, 98.472° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.326 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico · 16503 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.15 km S of Santo Domingo Armenta, Mexico · 16499 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.819 km SSW of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico · 16499 days ago · 41 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.2Guerrero-Oaxaca border region, Mexico · 16499 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e8a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.