Mexico earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake Oaxaca, Mexico

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in Oaxaca, Mexico on Tue, Feb 22, 1983, 1:02 AM CST (07:02 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 10 km NW of Santa María Chimalapa, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-02-22 07:02:08 UTC
Depth
52.3 km (32.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.466° N, 95.054° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.410 km NW of Santa María Chimalapa, Mexico · 15918 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.71 km SE of Santa María Xadani, Mexico · 15918 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.63 km SSW of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 15888 days ago · 86 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.90 km W of Colonia San Luis, Mexico · 15885 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 5.516 km SE of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 15935 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 5.013 km WNW of El Carrizal, Mexico · 15940 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.122 km SE of Santiago Astata, Mexico · 15943 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.437 km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico · 15944 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.810 km ESE of Santiago Astata, Mexico · 15946 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.513 km WNW of El Morro, Mexico · 15946 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.516 km SW of El Carrizal, Mexico · 15946 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 5.54 km S of La Noria, Mexico · 15947 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 5.210 km WSW of El Carrizal, Mexico · 15947 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 5.32 km WNW of Colonia Jordán, Mexico · 15947 days ago · 67 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 6.35 km SW of Salina Cruz, Mexico · 15947 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001t88. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.