M4.7 earthquake 28 km SSW of Petatlán, Mexico
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Petatlán, Mexico on Tue, Feb 9, 1982, 1:30 PM CST (19:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-09 19:30:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.288° N, 101.329° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.222 km WSW of Lagunillas, Mexico · 16266 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.275 km SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico · 16260 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jja. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.