M4.8 earthquake 20 km SW of Papanoa, Mexico
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Papanoa, Mexico on Fri, Jan 22, 1982, 10:21 PM CST (04:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-23 04:21:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.1 km (20.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.182° N, 101.167° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.08 km W of Lagunillas, Mexico · 16304 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.728 km SSW of Petatlán, Mexico · 16296 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.275 km SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico · 16260 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j7w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.