M4.9 earthquake 3 km W of Huixtepec, Mexico
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 3 km W of Huixtepec, Mexico on Wed, Jun 9, 1982, 5:30 AM CST (11:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 4 km ESE of Cuajinicuilapa, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-09 11:30:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.658° N, 98.333° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.67 km SW of Huajintepec, Mexico · 16175 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.116 km S of Santo Domingo Armenta, Mexico · 16171 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.19 km S of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico · 16171 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.722 km S of Santo Domingo Armenta, Mexico · 16171 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.917 km S of Santo Domingo Armenta, Mexico · 16171 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.84 km SSW of Santa María Ipalapa, Mexico · 16170 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.07 km SW of Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico · 16170 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.04 km ESE of Cuajinicuilapa, Mexico · 16169 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.90 km SSE of San Pedro Cuitlapan, Mexico · 16165 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.54 km NNE of Cuajinicuilapa, Mexico · 16151 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.60 km NNE of San Juan Colorado, Mexico · 16131 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
Before
- 4.717 km SW of Montecillos, Mexico · 16176 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.14 km NNE of Santo Domingo Armenta, Mexico · 16177 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.75 km NNW of Corralero, Mexico · 16177 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.829 km SSW of Barra de Tecoanapa, Mexico · 16177 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.62 km NNW of Santo Domingo Armenta, Mexico · 16177 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 7.05 km NNW of San Juan Bautista Lo de Soto, Mexico · 16177 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.225 km SSW of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico · 16177 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 6.91 km SE of San Juan Cacahuatepec, Mexico · 16178 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mt3. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.