M4.4 earthquake 51 km SSW of Copala, Mexico
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 51 km SSW of Copala, Mexico on Mon, Sep 6, 1982, 11:22 PM CST (05:22 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 10 km NE of San José la Hacienda, 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
- 1982-09-07 05:22:06 UTC
- Depth
- 11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.164° N, 99.134° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7101 km S of San Andrés Playa Encantada (El Podrido), Mexico · 16085 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.510 km NE of San José la Hacienda, Mexico · 16071 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.315 km SW of Montecillos, Mexico · 16063 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.819 km S of Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico · 16061 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.444 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico · 16050 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.742 km S of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico · 16043 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.429 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico · 16035 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.853 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico · 16034 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pf1. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.