M4.2 earthquake 6 km WSW of Montecillos, Mexico
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Montecillos, Mexico on Fri, Jan 14, 1983, 12:57 PM CST (18:57 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 6 km NE of San Cristóbal, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-14 18:57:27 UTC
- Depth
- 27.5 km (17.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.362° N, 98.548° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.542 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico · 15961 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.84 km SSE of Santa María Chico Ometepec, Mexico · 15956 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.56 km NE of San Cristóbal, Mexico · 15940 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.411 km SW of San Pedro Cuitlapan, Mexico · 15926 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.311 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico · 15918 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.738 km SSW of Corralero, Mexico · 15916 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001s7k. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC.