M4.1 earthquake 5 km SW of Papanoa, Mexico
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Papanoa, Mexico on Sat, Jun 5, 1982, 8:28 PM CST (02:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 4 km WNW of Ixtapa, 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-06 02:28:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.284° N, 101.072° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.34 km WNW of Ixtapa, Mexico · 16169 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.583 km SW of Papanoa, Mexico · 16166 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mqn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.