M4.3 earthquake 11 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico on Tue, Mar 1, 1983, 1:30 PM CST (19:30 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 41 km SSW of Corralero, 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-01 19:30:29 UTC
- Depth
- 54.7 km (34.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.137° N, 98.223° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.738 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico · 15921 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.439 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico · 15903 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.541 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico · 15897 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.29 km SSE of Copala, Mexico · 15871 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tdj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.